Princeton Festival - 2016 program book

June 4–26, 2016

NEW JERSEY’S PREMIER PERFORMING ARTS FESTIVAL

Table of Contents DANCE: Complexions Contemporary Ballet.................................................... 5–7 A cappella Vocal Jazz: The Fonic, Break From Blue Collar...................................8–9 ORATORIO WITH SILENT FILM: Voices of Light/The Passion of Joan of Arc.... 10–11 Jazz: Cécile McLorin Salvant...................................................................................12 ORGAN: Kristiaan Seynhave......................................................................................13

A Little Night Music............................................................................ 14–17 OPERA: Peter Grimes............................................................................................. 18–22 Chamber Music: Concordia Chamber Players....................................................23 Piano Competition............................................................................................. 24–26 Festival Baroque Orchestra.....................................................................................28 Choral Concert with Baroque Orchestra............................................................29 Lectures.................................................................................................................. 30–31 Previews and Special Events.......................................................................... 32–33 Education and Engagement...................................................................................35 Musical:

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“Oh Gesualdo, Divine Tormentor” – Bruce Adolphe Clarinet Quintet in A major, K. 581 – Wolfgang A. Mozart String Quintet in C major, Opus 29 – Ludwig van Beethoven Art of the Fugue, BWV 1080 – Johann S. Bach Contrapunctus I-IV (for string quartet) Sextet – Aaron Copland Piano Quartet in Eb Major, Opus 47 – Robert Schumann Piano: Anna Polonsky | Clarinet: Romie de Guise-Langlois | Violins: Francisco Fullana, Emily Daggett-Smith | Violas: Juan Miguel Hernandez, Molly Carr | Cello: Michelle Djokic

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Welcome Welcome to another special season of The Princeton Festival

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n our twelfth year we have brought together an eclectic mix of performing arts with outstanding artists, notably, Cécile McLorin Salvant, who just won the Grammy award for Best Jazz Vocal Album. Another highlight of this season is our collaboration with the Princeton Symphony Orchestra and the Princeton Garden Theatre in the multi-media presentation of Voices of Light/ The Passion of Joan of Arc, an oratorio by Richard Einhorn with silent film. We are also proud to present Benjamin Britten’s seldom seen ­masterpiece Peter Grimes with a superb cast, Stephen Sondheim’s charming and witty musical A Little Night Music, and the extraordinary Complexions Contemporary Ballet. None of this would have been ­possible without the work and dedication of our Board of Trustees, our loyal donors, volunteers and patrons. Thank you!

Every May and June, over 250 professional artists and production staff arrive in Princeton to work for the Festival. Their residency ranges from a few days to six weeks. Our artists stay with local hosts who enjoy ­being at the center of the Festival’s creative team.

Over the past twelve years The Princeton Festival has grown t­ remendously in recognition: TPF has received four awards from the National ­Endowment for the Arts, has been named three times as the People’s Choice for ‘Best Opera Company’ by Discover Jersey Arts, and has received several ‘Citations of Excellence’ from the NJ State Council on the Arts.

This year, our Guild has expanded our Education and Community ­Engagement ­programs, offering many free forums for learning about the arts.

As we look ahead, planning for 2017 and 2018 is already in the works.

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Costa Papastephanou Chair, Board of Trustees

Richard Tang Yuk General & Artistic Director

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Advisory Council

Joseph Flummerfelt

Artistic Director, Spoleto Festival USA Founder & Conductor of the New York Choral Artists Conductor Emeritus, Westminster Choir and Westminster Symphonic Choir Board of Trustees

Costa Papastephanou, Chair Marcia Atcheson, Vice Chair Helene Kulsrud, Treasurer Thomas V. Lento, Secretary Marcia Bossart Pamela Bristol David H. Brown Anastasia Marty Debbie Modzelewski Susan Rhoda-Hansen Markell Shriver Gabriel Stelian Richard Tang Yuk Benedikt von Schroder

Graham Lustig

Artistic Director, Lustig Dance Theatre Artistic Director, Oakland Ballet Company

Marion O’Connor Founding Trustee

George Pitcher

Professor Emeritus, Princeton University Trustee, The Edward T. Cone Foundation

Nigel Redden

General Director, Spoleto Festival USA Director, The Lincoln Center Festival

Mark Steinberg

Violinist, Brentano String Quartet

Carol Vaness

International Soprano, Voice Faculty, Jacobs School of Music, Indiana University

Announcing Our 38th Season of Choral Masterworks!

Haydn Lord Nelson Mass with the Polydora Ensemble Sunday, October 30, 2016 Richardson Auditorium, Princeton, NJ

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Christmas Favorites with The Trenton Children’s Chorus Sunday, December 11, 2016 Patriots Theater, Trenton

Bruckner Te Deum & Bernstein Chichester Psalms Saturday, March 18, 2017 University Chapel, Princeton

Orff’s Carmina Burana with Roxey Ballet and The Princeton Girlchoir Ryan James Brandau Artistic Director

Sunday, May 21, 2017 Richardson Auditorium, Princeton

Complexions Contemporary Ballet

Saturday, June 25, 8pm Berlind Theatre McCarter Theatre Center 91 University Place Princeton, NJ

Dwight Rhoden, Founding Artistic Director and Resident Choreographer Desmond Richardson, Co-Founder

Complexions makes it “sensationally, jaw-droppingly clear that we live in the age of the super dancer, at a time when technical virtuosity is being redefined as an expressive state” (Dance Magazine).

Under the artistic direction of Dwight Rhoden and Desmond Richardson, Complexions continues to lead the way with its unprecedented approach to contemporary ballet.

“Classy and sassy” —Philadelphia Inquirer This program will end at approximately 10pm.

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Complexions Contemporary Ballet PROGRAM

BALLAD UNTO…

Complexions Premiere—Philadelphia, PA (October 2015) Ballad Unto… was created for and premiered by Tulsa Ballet, September 2015 Choreography by: Dwight Rhoden Music by: Johann Sebastian Bach Costume Design by: Christine Darch Lighting and Set Design by: Michael Korsch Performed by: Doug Baum, Jennie Begley, Andrew Brader, Jillian Davis, Addison Ector, Larissa Gerszke, Shanna Irwin, YoungSil Kim, Kelly Marsh IV, Ashley Nicole Mayeux, Nehemiah Spencer, Timothy Stickney, and Terk Lewis Waters BALLAD UNTO… rolls onto the stage with a bold and sprawling emotionality, as seven couples interact in an intimate abstraction of LOVE. INTERMISSION

GONE

World Premiere (2000) NYC Choreography by: Dwight Rhoden Music by: Odetta Costume Design by: DR Squared Lighting Design by: Michael Korsch Performed by: Kelly Marsh IV, Nehemiah Spencer, and Timothy Stickney 3 men explore states of destitution, loneliness, and hopelessness only to find in each other and the will to survive through camaraderie, and brotherhood.

CRYIN’ TO CRY OUT (Excerpt)

World Premiere—Philadelphia, PA (October 2015) Choreography by: Dwight Rhoden Music By: Jimmy Scott Costume Design by: DR Squared Lighting Design by: Michael Korsch Performed by: YoungSil Kim, Terk Lewis Waters CRYIN’ TO CRY OUT uses Scott’s delivery of ponderous lyrics and his ­idiosyncratic elongated vocal style to send a message of resilience in the face of adversity.

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CHRONICLE (Excerpt)

World Premiere—Joyce Theater 2015 Choreography by: Dwight Rhoden Costumes by: Christine Darch Lighting Design by: Michael Korsch Music by: David Rozenblatt Recording Producer: Gene Pritsker Soloists: Borislav Strulev (Cello), David Taylor (Bass Trombone), Michael Lent (Guitar) Performed by: Addison Ector, Doug Baum, Larissa Gerszke, Jennie Begley, Shanna Irwin

TESTAMENT (Excerpt—Amazing Grace)

World Premiere (2010) Dallas/ Winspear Opera House Choreography by: Dwight Rhoden Music by: “Amazing Grace,” Traditional Costume Design by: Jae Man Joo Lighting Design by: Michael Korsch Performed by: Andrew Brader and Ashley Mayeux This excerpt of TESTAMENT is a pas de deux to the classic gospel hymn ­Amazing Grace. This work explores the tension of spiritualism within the ­context of faith and devotion.

TESTAMENT was commissioned through the generous support of TITAS/Dallas, TX. INTERMISSION

STRUM

World Premiere—Philadelphia, PA (October 2015) Choreography by: Dwight Rhoden Music by: METALLICA Costumes by: Christine Darch Lighting Design by: Michael Korsch Performed by: The Company STRUM is extreme, passionate, and unforgiving work to the legendary ­music of the heavy metal band Metallica. It pays tribute to individual voices within the collective, as it allows controversial themes of life, love, death, and ­evolution to cut through and bring a provocative visual to the sound of the riffs and guitar licks.

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A Cappella Vocal Jazz

Break From Blue Collar Saturday, June 4, 8pm Taplin Auditorium in Fine Hall Princeton University Washington Road Princeton, NJ

For 2016 we present the finest in all-male a cappella. The Fonic is a ­five-man ­vocal band based in New York City blending pop, rock, and soul, while Break From Blue Collar is a quartet from Lancaster, PA with fresh interpretations of barbershop ­classics and the exciting sounds of rock and roll. The result is an entertainment experience that can’t be beat.

Please join us for a Meet the Artists reception after the performance.

This performance is underwritten with generous support from the Wrestle Fund.

This program will end at approximately 9:35pm.

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The Fonic PROGRAM Break From Blue Collar

Hello Mary Lou With a Little Help When I’m 64 Good Enough for Now Put Your Head on My Shoulder Grow Old With You Ain’t Misbehavin’ Crazy Little Thing Called Love

The Fonic

Drip Drop Stray Cat Strut Cry to Me On Our Own 60 Minute Man Hound Dog

Intermission

Break From Blue Collar

Come Fly with Me Sweet Pea Their Hearts Were Full of Spring Hallelujah Zombie Jamboree Sold

The Fonic

Fools Paradise Think It Out Brick House Something About You

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The Princeton Festival, in partnership with the Princeton Symphony Orchestra and the Princeton Garden Theatre, presents

Voices of Light The Passion of Joan of Arc An oratorio by Richard Einhorn with silent film Thursday, June 9, 8:30pm Princeton University Chapel Princeton, NJ This program is generously supported by Enea and Dave Tierno

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Live performance of Richard Einhorn’s ravishing oratorio Voices of Light enhances Carl Theodor Dreyer’s legendary 1928 film The Passion of Joan of Arc for a deeply moving and unforgettable experience.

Jessica Beebe, soprano Eve Gigliotti, mezzo-soprano Casey Finnigan, tenor Christopher Job, bass Notre Dame Vocale The Princeton Festival Chorus The Princeton Symphony Orchestra The Princeton Garden Theatre Carmen-Helena Téllez, conductor

PROGRAM 0. Exclamavit (performed prior to the beginning of the film)

1. Prelude 2. 1st Interrogation Part 1 3. 1st Interrogation Part 2 4. The Jailers 1 5. Interrogation 2 6. The Jailers 2 7. Torture 8. Illness 9. Sacrament 10. Abjuration 11. Haircut 12. Massieu and Joan 14. The Final Walk 14. The Burning 15. Protest

Pre-performance conversation with Richard Einhorn at 5pm at the Princeton Garden Theatre Notre Dame Vocale’s appearance is supported by a generous grant from the University of Notre Dame This program will end at approximately 10:00pm.

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JAZZ Cécile McLorin Salvant Sunday, June 19, 7pm Berlind Theatre McCarter Theatre Center 91 University Place Princeton, NJ

Cécile McLorin Salvant, vocals Aaron Diehl, piano Paul Sikivie, bass Lawrence Leathers, drums

Grammy award for Best Jazz Vocal Album, 2016 This program will end at approximately 8:15pm

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Kristiaan Seynhave • French Organ Symphonies

Kristiaan Seynhave, first-prize winner of the International César Franck-Concours, is one of the world’s leading concert organists.

Join him as he performs French Romantic works on the great Skinner/Mander organ in the grand acoustics of the Princeton University Chapel.

Sunday, June 19, 3pm Princeton University Chapel Princeton, NJ

PROGRAM Grande Pièce Symphonique, op. 17

César Franck (1822–1890)

Andante serioso—Allegro non troppo Andante Allegro Adagio Final Symphonie no. 5

Charles-Marie Widor (1844–1937)

Allegro vivace Allegro cantabile Andantino quasi allegretto Adagio Toccata This program will end at approximately 4:15pm.

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musical Stephen Sondheim

June 11, 16, 17, 18, 23, 24, 25 at 8pm June 12, 19, 26 at 4pm Lewis Center for the Arts Matthews Acting Studio 185 Nassau Street, Princeton, NJ Diana Basmajian, Director and Scenic Designer Evan Rees, Music Director Marie Miller, Costume Design Curtis Bachan, Lighting Designer Christina Marte, Choreographer Zach Jenkins, Production Stage Manager Orchestrations by Matt Aument, Max Grafe and Evan Rees Additional orchestrations by Neil Reilly A Little Night Music is suitable for audiences ages 8 and up.

This production is made possible with generous support from the Longships Foundation.

Please join us for a Meet the Artists reception after the Opening Night performance.

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Cast (In order of appearance)

Mr. Lindquist

Mrs. Nordstrom

Mrs. Anderssen

Mr. Erlanson

Mrs. Segstrom

Fredrika Armfeldt

Madame Armfeldt

Frid, her butler

Henrik Egerman

Anne Egerman

Fredrik Egerman Petra

Desiree Armfeldt

Count Carl-Magnus Malcolm

Countess Charlotte Malcolm

Matthew Krob Karina Sweeney Katrin Murdock Michael Kuhn Nicola Santoro Anastasia Zeiler Brook Packard Lance Channing James Cochran Jami Leonard Wayne Hu Lara Treacy Jessica Medoff Jesse Malgieri Camella Clark

Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim Book by Hugh Wheeler A Little Night Music

is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI).

All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.MTIShows.com The videotaping or other video or audio recording of this production is strictly prohibited.

All matinees will end at approximately 7pm.

All evening performances will end at approximately 11pm.

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Musical Numbers Act One

1 Overture....................................................................................................Quintet

2

3 Now.............................................................................................................. Fredrik

4 Later..............................................................................................................Henrik

5 Soon.................................................................................Fredrik, Henrik, Anne

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7 Remember................................................................................................Quintet

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9 Liaisons.......................................................................................Mme. Armfeldt

Night Waltz...............................................................................................Quintet

The Glamorous Life............ Desiree, Fredrika, Mme. Armfeldt, Quintet You Must Meet My Wife.......................................................Fredrik, Desiree

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In Praise of Women......................................................................Carl-Magnus

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Every Day a Little Death.......................................................Charlotte, Anne

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A Weekend in the Country, Pts. 1–5................................. All but Quintet

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A Weekend in the Country, Pts. 6–7..........................................................All

Act Two

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Night Waltz (The Sun Won’t Set).......................................................Quintet

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Night Waltz II............................................................................................Quintet

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It Would Have Been Wonderful...............................Fredrik, Carl-Magnus

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Perpetual Anticipation........................................................ Quintet Women

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Send in the Clowns................................................................................Desiree

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The Miller’s Son............................................................................................Petra

20 Reprises......................................................................................................Quintet

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Clowns Reprise........................................................................ Desiree, Fredrik

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Synopsis Set at the turn of the last century, A Little Night Music interweaves a tangled web of former and current lovers among the upper crust elite of Sweden. Esteemed lawyer Fredrik Egerman has recently married a young virgin, Anne, whom his son, Henrik, has also fallen madly in love.

Fredrik’s dedication to his blushing bride is tested when he reunites with a former flame, the famed (and fading) actress Desiree Armfeldt.

Things grow more complicated when her jealous (and married) lover Count Carl-Magnus Malcolm gets wind of the reunion. The coupling and uncoupling comes to a head when Desiree convinces her mother to host Fredrik and his family for a weekend on her lavish country ­estate—and the Count, with wife in tow, crashes the party.

BAND Piano

Cello

Evan Rees

Jordan Enzinger

violin

harp

Michelle Brazier

Rong Tan

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Opera Benjamin Britten’s

Peter Grimes

Saturday, June 18, 8pm Thursday, June 23, 7:30pm Sunday, June 26, 3pm Matthews Theatre McCarter Theatre Center 91 University Place Princeton, NJ Richard Tang Yuk, Conductor Steven LaCosse, Director Jonathan Dahm Robertson, Set Design Norman Coates, Lighting Design Marie Miller, Costume Design Gregory Geehern, Assistant Conductor John Hunter, Production Stage Manager Stanley Fink, Répétiteur

Please join us for a Meet the Artists reception following the opening performance in the McCarter West Lobby on June 18.

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Opera Featuring some of the most powerful and evocative music ever written, Peter Grimes paints a vivid picture of a small community’s descent into suspicion, gossip and mob mentality in the face of a tragedy.

CAST Alex Richardson, Peter Grimes, fisherman and village outcast Caroline Worra, Ellen Orford, widowed village schoolmistress Stephen Gaertner, Balstrode, retired merchant skipper Eve Gigliotti, Auntie, landlady of the local pub The Boar Jessica Beebe, First Niece, one of the main attractions of The Boar Sharon Harms, Second Niece, the other main attraction Casey Finnigan, Bob Boles, methodist fisherman, belligerent when drunk Joseph Barron, Swallow, a lawyer Kathryn Krasovec, Mrs. Sedley, widow and busybody Logan Webber, Rev. Horace Adams, village rector Sean Anderson, Ned Keene, apothecary and quack Christopher Job, Hobson, a carter William Guhl-Erdie and E. Alexander Hermann, John, apprentice to Grimes Harry Fini, Dr. Crabbe, a physician With The Princeton Festival Chorus and Orchestra The Princeton Festival OPERA CHORUS Gregory Geehern, Chorus Master Akiko Hosaki, Accompanist Stefanie Watson, Accompanist

Emmanuel Acosta Conner Allison Kirsten Anderson Matthew Arnold* Elana Bell Taylor Boone Elise Brancheau Jody Doktor* Kathryn Elliott Jonathon Feinstein Susan Gaylord Cameron Jackson* Laura Kosar

Jennifer Kreider Karen Lackey* David Maize James Ofalt Jacob Patrick Andre Peele* Brian Pember Eric Powell Allison Ritter Alexis Rodda Rebecca Roy Kristin Schwecke* Patrick Scully THE PRINCETON FESTIVAL | 19

Kathleen Shelton* Ryan Zettlemoyer Ivy Zhou* *Cover Artist

Children Adeline Edwards Will Guhl-Erdie Alex Hermann Bob Jerez Avery Morgan Dean Morgan

Opera orchestra The Princeton Festival Orchestra Flute

Trombone

Violin II

Kim Reighley, principal Frances Tate

Dick Clark, principal Mark Broschinsky Jonathan Schubert

Marc Uys, principal David Marks Carlos Rubio Rachel Segal Samatha Crawford Aisha Dossumova

Oboe

Geoff Deemer, principal Erin Gustafson

Harp

Sophie Bruno Labiner, principal

Clarinet

Rie Suzuki, principal Robert Huebner

Viola Timpani

Bill Wozniak, principal

Bassoon

Percussion

Michelle Rosen, principal Jon Gaarder

Mika Godbole Jared Judge

Julia DiGaetani, principal Jackie Watson Joe Kaufman Amy Leonard Violincello

Glenn Fischbach, principal Elizabeth Thompson Naomi Gray

Contrabassoon

Organ/Celesta

Michael Pedrazzini, principal

Stanley Fink Violin I

Contrabass

Horn

Blake Espy, concertmaster Gared Crawford Peggy Banks Alex Chaleff Alexandra Cutler-Fetkewicz Elena Chernova-Davis

Dan McDougall, principal Mary Javian

Todd Williams, principal Karen Schubert Will de Vos Lyndsie Wilson Trumpet

Brian Kuszyk, principal Frank Ferraro Steve Heitzer

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Orchestra Manager

Gabriel Stelian

Opera Synopsis Prologue A boy apprenticed to the fisherman Peter Grimes has died at sea. An ­inquest is being held to determine the cause of death. After hearing Grimes’s testimony, the coroner, Mr. Swallow, finds that the boy died in ‘accidental circumstances.’ He warns Grimes not to get another apprentice.

Grimes demands a full trial and the right to employ another boy. His pleas are ignored and the court is cleared. Ellen Orford, the local schoolteacher, assures Peter that with her help the future will be better.

Act 1 Scene 1 Morning The Borough goes about its business. Grimes returns from fishing; only Captain Balstrode, a retired naval officer, and Ned Keene, the local ­apothecary, are willing to help bring in his boat. Keene tells Grimes he has arranged for a new apprentice from the workhouse. The carter, Hobson, at first refuses to fetch the boy, but consents when Ellen offers to look after the child on the journey. As a storm brews, Balstrode tries to dissuade Grimes from a course he fears will result in another tragedy, but Grimes is determined to get rich, marry Ellen and thus silence the Borough gossips.

Scene 2 The Boar Late that night, the storm has reached hurricane force. To the annoyance of Auntie, the landlady, Mrs. Sedley arrives to wait for Ned Keene. He has promised to meet her there with a new supply of laudanum. Auntie’s ‘nieces’ enter The Boar and fail to escape the advances of Balstrode and Bob Boles, the Methodist preacher. At the height of the storm, Ned Keene enters with news that the cliff by Grimes’s hut has been washed away. He is followed by Grimes himself: it is as if the eye of the storm has entered the room. Ellen and the new apprentice arrive, soaked and exhausted from their journey; before the boy can rest, Grimes insists on taking him straight home. He drags him off into the night.

INTERMISSION Act 2 Scene 1 Sunday morning Ellen is sitting on the beach with John, the new apprentice, while the church service begins. She encourages the boy to talk about himself, but he says nothing. Only then does she notice the bruising on his neck and immediately fears the worst. Grimes comes to take the boy off ­fishing. ­Ellen pleads for the boy’s right to a day of rest. When Peter refuses, she tells THE PRINCETON FESTIVAL | 21

Opera Synopsis him that their attempt to make a new start has failed. Peter, in a frenzy, hits out at her and rushes off with the boy. This scene has been witnessed, and when the congregation comes out of church there is a call for action against Grimes. The men set out for his hut. Auntie, Ellen and the ‘nieces’ are left alone to reflect on the hopelessness of loving men.

Scene 2 Grimes’s hut Grimes orders the boy to get ready for fishing. Haunted by the death of the last apprentice, he feels his dream of marrying Ellen slipping away. When he hears the men from the Borough approaching, he immediately assumes the boy has betrayed him. As he is hurrying the boy down the cliff to the sea, the Borough knocks at the door. Grimes panics. The boy screams as he slips and falls. Grimes climbs down after him. The men enter to find the hut deserted.

Act 3 Scene 1 Outside the Moot Hall, a few days later In the Moot Hall a dance is in full swing. Outside, Auntie’s ‘nieces’ manage to escape the attentions of the lecherous Mr. Swallow, who retires defeated into the Boar. Mrs. Sedley tells Ned Keene she has conclusive proof that Grimes has murdered his apprentice. Keene leaves her to her midnight ravings. Ellen and Balstrode appear, discussing Grimes’s disappearance.

Mrs. Sedley overhears that Ellen has found the boy’s sweater down by the shore. Ellen and Balstrode decide to try to find Grimes and help him. When they are gone, Mrs. Sedley whips up the community against Grimes and a man hunt begins.

Scene 2 Some hours later Grimes is alone, tortured by the distant sound of the hunt, longing for escape and peace. Ellen and Balstrode find him, and Balstrode helps him push his boat out to sea for the last time. Day breaks and the Borough goes about its business. Far out at sea a boat is sinking.

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Concordia Chamber Players Michelle Djokic, Artistic Director

Friday, June 10, 7:30pm Miller Chapel Princeton Theological Seminary 64 Mercer Street Princeton, NJ Nicholas Phan, tenor David Jolley, horn Yoon Kwon, violin Michelle Djokic, cello Orion Weiss, piano

PROGRAM

Michelle Djokic

Folk Song Arrangements For tenor and piano Come You Not from Newcastle?

The Salley Gardens Little Sir William Last Rose of Summer Salley in Our Alley The Ploughboy

Benjamin Britten (1913–1976)

Folk-Tale For cello and piano

Arnold Bax (1883–1953)

Canticle III: “Still Falls the Rain”, Opus 55 For tenor, horn and piano

Benjamin Britten (1913–1976)

Intermission

Piano Trio No.1 in B Major, Opus 8 Johannes Brahms (1833–1897) Allegro con brio—Tranquillo—In tempo ma sempre sostenuto Scherzo: Allegro molto—Meno allegro—Tempo primo Adagio Finale: Allegro This program is underwritten by This program will end at approximately 9:05pm.

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2016 Piano Competition for Young Performers Adjudicators Joanne Polk Mikhail Yanovitsky

Clark Music Center The Lawrenceville School Lawrenceville, NJ

Masters of Ceremonies Lois Laverty Glenn Smith

PRELIMINARY ROUNDS Saturday, June 4 and Sunday, June 5, 9am–3:30pm Free and open to the public FINAL ROUND Sunday, June 12, 3pm General Admission

Contestants must play one selection from the pieces listed for that category.

Elementary Artists (ages 6–9) Handel: Keyboard Sonata in F, HWV 488, Allegro Chopin: Waltz in A minor. op. Posth.

Kabalevsky: Etude in F major. op. 27 no. 24

E1 E2 E3 E4 E5 E6 E7 E8 E9 E10 E11 E12 E13 E14 E15

Hudson Ragins Ananya Mantha Maxwell Wang Steven Chen Advait Gupta Hannah Zou Effie Li Katelyn Pei Clara Shin Emma Tian Mina Kanburlar Caleb Sharkey Keerthna Kartik Elijah Yoon Sue Nishida

E16 E17 E18 E19 E20 E21 E22 E23 E24 E25 E26 E27 E28 E29

Sathvik Subramanian Emma Liu Junheng Zhang ZhiKai Zhan Andrew Gao Chloe Chan Julianna Wong Isabella Florendo Diane Allain Ethan Yung Raymond Yung Thomas Chkuaseli Emily Razenkov Jerry Liu

Piano Competition Finals: This program will end at approximately 6:15pm on June 12.

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Intermediate Artists (ages 10–12) Burgmüller: L’orage (The Storm) op. 109 no. 13 Mozart: Sonata in D major. K 311, I. Allegro con spirito Bartok: Suite op. 14. III. Allegro Molto

I30 I31 I32 I33 I34 I35 I36 I37 I38 I39 I40 I41 I42 I43 I44 I45 I46

Blenda Guo Elizabeth Yang Yash Pazhianur Catherine Chu Amogh Joshi Ivan Wong Meara Chick Shanel Ge Christopher Daverso Cadee Lee Ellie Shin Melvin Huang Kiko Yoshihira Bert Tian Rose Mekinulov Kira Grushow Zachary Aycock

I47 Ayana Rizvi I48 Kavya Kartik I49 Maxim Golubev I50 Petrina Steimel I51 Aditi Ajoykumar I52 Madeleine Miller I53 Niyati Kashyap I54 Madeleine Hehn I55 Nathaniel Kim I56 Imani Mbusu I57 Salvatore Zotti I58 Nikita Dahiya I59 Maya Thompson I60 Mason Wang I61 Zohn Zhang I123 Ayesha Siddiqui I125 Emily Regan

Junior Artists (ages 13–15) Debussy: Book II Prelude no. 10, Canope Grieg: Preludien from Holberg Suite Clementi: Sonata in F sharp minor, op.25 no. 5, 1st movement

J66 J67 J68 J69 J70 J71 J72 J73 J74 J75 J76 J77 J78

Ethan Chen Kennice Pan Saumya Bhandarkar Marc Gonzales Junsang Park Jicheol Ha Christine Ahn Anna Schmidt Theresa Zhang Liya Yang Juah Chae Annie Wang Angeline Ma

J79 Troy Powell J80 Ali Hamza J81 Ann Nishida J82 David Topchishvili J83 Jeremy Kim J84 Shiva Balasubramanian J85 Christine Chang J86 Lucia Shen J87 Grace Farina J88 Michaela Guo J89 Gwen Vogelsang J90 Andy Wu J124 Emma Noyelle

On June 12th, please join us in the lobby for a Meet the Artists reception following the announcement of the winners.

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Senior Artists (ages 16–18) Britten: Three Character Pieces (l930) no. 3. Poco Presto e Molto Capriccioso Liszt: Concert Etude (La Leggierezza) S. 144 Albeniz: Navarra

S91 Quentin Pompliano S92 Linsy Wang

S93 Kevin Li

Piano Four-Hands (under the age of 25) Schubert: Sonatine D. 969 Mvt. II. Andante Massenet: Première Suite op.11 I. Andante Rachmaninoff: op.11 II. Scherzo

F62 Eva Nye and Julianna Wong F63 Mia Huang and Elizabeth Zhang

F64 Aaron Newitt and Timothy Morrow F65 Jessica Fan and Emily Ai

Open Class (under the age of 25)

The contestant may choose any solo work (not concerti) under 10 minutes from the list of composers below, but not a test piece from another category.

J.S. Bach, Arnold Bax, Beethoven, Chopin, Prokofiev, Ravel, Rachmaninoff, Scriabin, or any living (contemporary) composer.

O94 Rishubh Thaper O95 Junheng Zhang O96 Yash Pazhianur O97 Marc Gonzales O98 Ali Hamza O99 Rishubh Thaper O100 Julianne Michalik O101 Charis Yoon O102 James Palmer O103 Yunzhi Guan O104 Caleb Kim O105 Grant Zaitchick O106 Junghoon Park O107 Edward Forstman O108 Hudson Ragins

O109 O110 O111 O112 O113 O114 O115 O116 O117 O118 O119 O120 O121 O122

Jasmine Chang Heidi Mawson Tiffany Yu Julian Thompson James Yang Jason Chou Christopher Calabrisotto Shinhye Hwang Sarah Fisher Mikowai Ashwill Yige Xue Steven Moyer Brandon Rhody Stephen Joven-Lee

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Princeton Festival Baroque Orchestra Wednesday, June 22, 7:30pm Miller Chapel Princeton Theological Seminary 64 Mercer Street Princeton, NJ

From the virtuosic Italian style to the Dresden court, our period orchestra presents an exciting program of Baroque masterworks.

It will perform again in a concert of Bach cantatas on June 25th with chorus and soloists.

Juan Carlos Zamudio, Concertmaster

PROGRAM

Overture no. 3 in B-flat major Francesco Maria Veracini (1690–1768) Harpsichord Concerto in F minor, BWV 1056 Johann Sebastian Bach Richard Tang Yuk, harpsichord (1685–1750) In furore iustissimae irae, RV 626 Antonio Vivaldi Evelyn Nelson, soprano (1678–1741) Trumpet Concerto in D major, “Estienne Roger 188” Giuseppe Torelli Zach Kingins, trumpet (1658–1709) Concerto à 7 in G major, Seibel 214 Johann David Heinichen (1683–1729) Violin

Juan Carlos Zamudio, Concertmaster Alice Cullin-Ellison Emily Mansfield Reynaldo Patino Maria Romero Chiara Stauffer

Violone

Eric Fisher Oboe

Bassoon

Kelsey Schilling Trumpet

Sarah Huebsch Sian Ricketts

Zach Kingins

Recorder

Anna Steinhoff

Sian Ricketts

This program will end at approximately 8:35pm.

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Cello

Choral Concert with Baroque Orchestra Saturday, June 25, 5pm Miller Chapel Princeton Theological Seminary 64 Mercer Street Princeton, NJ

with Dr. Jan Harrington

PROGRAM

Cantatas by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750) Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, BWV 147 (Heart and mouth and deed and life) Himmelskönig, sei willkommen, BWV 182 (King of heaven, welcome) Nach dir, Herr, verlanget mich, BWV 150 (For you, Lord, is my longing) Leichtgesinnte Flattergeister, BWV 181 (Scatterbrained ­frivolous people) Featuring: The Princeton Festival Chorus The Princeton Festival Baroque Orchestra conductors

Brendan Barker Joshua Boggs Matthew Chan Jun Lee Hugh McDevitt Matthew Middleton Laura Nevitt Espen Olsen This program will end at approximately 6:30pm.

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Lecture Series 2016 All lectures are free and open to the public.

Peter Grimes vs. The Masses Timothy Urban, Professor of Music, Rider University Benjamin Britten’s powerful opera Peter Grimes is a landmark of 20th century English opera. Dramatically, the individual is pitted against the masses in a timeless tale of misunderstanding and persecution. Musically, Britten combines elements of traditional 19th century musical form and aesthetics with the new musical language of the 20th century in a score of dramatic intensity and compelling realism. Professor Urban will discuss what makes this work a masterpiece of modern opera.

Saturday, June 4, 2pm Tuesday, June 14, 7pm

West Windsor Branch of the Mercer County Library Princeton Public Library

Peter Grimes and Ellen Orford: Musical Relations—Apocalyptic Outcomes Stephen Arthur Allen, Professor of Music, Rider University In the opera Peter Grimes, Benjamin Britten reached a pinnacle in his ­evolution of a musical language that conveys concrete ideas through which he could explore human nature, human foibles and, ultimately, ­human tragedy—the very embodiment of the Classical ideal. Through the ­characters of Peter Grimes and Ellen Orford, that musical language ­accentuates the themes of unconditional love, salvation and man’s failure to recognize and embrace them. In this lecture Professor Allen, an international authority on Britten, will reveal the specific musical methods through which Britten recounts his own damnation as fulfillment of the Faustian pact—a crucial key in understanding his life’s work.

Tuesday, June 7, 7pm

Princeton Public Library

A Conversation on “Voices of Light/The Passion of Joan of Arc” Richard Einhorn, composer of oratorio, opera, scores for dance and film Daniel Hobbins, Assoc. Professor of Medieval History, Univ. of Notre Dame Andrew Lovett, Professional Specialist, Princeton Univ. Department of Music The synergistic performance of Richard Einhorn’s ravishing oratorio Voices of Light with Carl Theodor Dreyer’s legendary silent film The Passion of Joan of Arc makes for a deeply moving and unforgettable experience. Richard Einhorn will speak about the genesis of the work in a conversation with Professors Lovett and Hobbins on composing for film and the trial of Joan of Arc. Thursday, June 9, 5pm

The Princeton Garden Theatre

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Lecture Series 2016 Meeting Peter Grimes Scott Burnham, Scheide Professor of Music History, Princeton University For members of The Princeton Festival’s audience who will be meeting Peter Grimes for the first time, Professor Scott Burnham will retrace aspects of his own maiden voyage into the world of Britten’s opera. In doing so, he will illuminate the special qualities of Peter Grimes as he hears them. These will include its sonic dimensions, its dramatic ethos, and how it addresses us as listeners, as opera lovers, and as inhabitants of the modern world.

Professor Burnham will also discuss how Britten himself met Peter Grimes, who was originally a character in George Crabbe’s epic 1810 poem The Borough, and how Britten transformed Crabbe’s story into one of the most striking operas of the 20th century.

Saturday, June 18, 6pm Matthews Theatre, McCarter Theatre Center This lecture is co-sponsored by The Princeton Festival Guild’s “Opera In a Day” program.

The Enduring Tale of Peter Grimes Marianne Grey, Docent, Princeton University Art Museum In 1940, Benjamin Britten was living in California when a friend sent him an essay by E.M. Forster on George Crabbe’s poem The Borough, about life in a Suffolk fishing village near where Britten himself had lived. ­Coincidentally another friend gave him a copy of Crabbe’s work, whereupon Britten made two resolutions—to write an opera about Crabbe’s tragic character Peter Grimes and to return to his native England and rejoin his countrymen to face the war. This talk will include literary and artistic examples of how WWII changed the arts of the mid-20th century.

Thursday, June 16, 7pm Wednesday, June 22, 7pm

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Previews & Special Events All Previews & Special Events are free and open to the public.

Festival Preview Artists from the opera and musical will perform scenes from Peter Grimes and A Little Night Music. Discussion with the directors will increase your enjoyment of The Princeton Festival productions this June.

Thursday, June 2, 7pm

Princeton Public Library

Artists Round Table Artists, directors and production staff from the Festival’s production of Britten’s Peter Grimes will share with the audience the pleasures and perils faced both on stage and off as they bring the opera to life for its opening performance. The Round Table offers a rare opportunity to meet the performing artists up close and hear in their own voices how they develop their roles, interpretations and insights. Marian Burleigh-Motley, Art Historian and Head of Academic Affairs at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, will moderate.

Wednesday, June 1, 6:30pm Erdman Center, Princeton Theological Seminary

Coming in June 2017 Beethoven

Fidelio Religion of Humanity

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Previews & Special Events Six By Sondheim on the life and work of Stephen Sondheim—a film ­screening and discussion

This event is a free big-screen p ­ resentation of Six By Sondheim, a documentary on the life and work of Stephen Sondheim, ­composer and lyricist of TPF’s 2016 ­musical A Little Night Music. The ­screening at The Garden Theatre is followed by a ­post-performance discussion led by Stacy Wolf, Professor of Music Theater at Princeton University.

June 6, at 6pm

The Princeton Garden Theatre

Free Admission. Please get tickets at the door on the day of the event.

Presented by The Princeton Festival in partnership with the Princeton Public Library and The Princeton Garden Theatre. The Princeton Festival is grateful for their support.

Six By Sondheim USA—James Lapine, Autumn de Wilde, Todd Haynes—1 hr 26 min This artful documentary explores the life and art of composer Stephen Sondheim through archival footage and performances. The composer and lyricist of some of Broadway’s most iconic music, Sondheim’s legacy is told through live performances, interviews, and original short films made in honor of his work.

Stacy Wolf

Stacy Wolf is one of America’s foremost scholars on musical theatre. She is Professor of Theatre at Princeton, Director of Fellowships, and current Acting Chair at the Lewis Center for the Arts. In Fall 2016, she will be the Director of Princeton’s new Program in Music Theatre. Among her many ­publications is Keeping Company with Sondheim’s Women (The Oxford Handbook of Sondheim Studies, 2014).

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Education and Community Engagement Initiatives The Princeton Festival is committed to providing free educational programs that enhance the appreciation of, and access to, the performing arts. Our 2016 season includes the following programs: Music that Tells a Story, an inter­ generational program including an opera ­workshop with Rochelle Ellis, a backstage tour, and attendance at the final dress rehearsal of Peter Grimes at the McCarter Theater. pera in a Day, a program that includes attendance at the opening night O performance of Peter Grimes, a pre-performance talk by Scott Burnham, and a post-performance reception to meet the artists, in partnership with Big Brothers Big Sisters mentoring programs and other organizations. usic Inspired Art, a program which provides artists with limited access to M the Arts the opportunity to draw inspiration from the opera Peter Grimes to create works which will be on display and for sale during the Festival.

Overture Program: Experiencing Opera, a four-lecture series by Harold Kuskin for residents of senior communities in the greater Princeton area, which for 2016 includes Meadow Lakes, ­Princeton Windrows, Stonebridge, and Pennswood Village.

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Artist Profiles Jason Allen (Wig and Makeup Designer/ Grimes) Past Productions with The Princeton ­Festival: Porgy and Bess, Le nozze di Figaro. ­Recent Productions: W ­ aitress (Broadway), The Merry Widow (Boston Lyric Opera), Swan Lake (Boston Ballet), A Little Night Music (The Huntington Theatre Company).

Stephen Arthur Allen (Lecturer) is an ­authority on Britten’s music, upon which he has lectured globally and is widely p ­ ublished.

He is ­Musical Director of both The ­Princeton and the ­Lancaster British Brass Bands and is a widely sought after conductor.

Brendan Barker (Conductor/Master Class) Raised in Media, PA, Brendan holds degrees in Music Education from Duquesne University and Choral Conducting from the University of Notre Dame. He is currently organist and director of music at Holy Trinity Catholic Parish near Pittsburgh, PA.

Joseph Barron (Swallow/ Grimes) Recent: Leporello, Don Giovanni/Arizona Opera; Monterone (cover)/Rigoletto, Biterolf (cover),Tannhäuser/ Metropolitan Opera; Roldano, Veremonda/ Spoleto USA Upcoming: Kaspar, Der Freischütz/Virginia Opera; Leporello, Don Giovanni/New Orleans Opera

Sean Anderson (Keene/ Grimes) Recent: Ford, Falstaff, OperaDelaware; Don Pizzaro, Fidelio, ­Sarasota Opera; Eisenstein, Die Fledermaus, Opera Naples; Count Almaviva, Le nozze di Figaro, Princeton Festival.

Upcoming: The Pirate King, Pirates of Penzance, Knoxville Opera.

Diana Basmajian (Director and Scenic Designer/Night Music) is delighted to return to the Princeton Festival for A Little Night M ­ usic, having previously ­directed The Boy Friend.

She is a director and producer for stage, digital, and television. Most recently, she directed and produced captures of live theatrical performances that will be broadcast on PBS.

Curtis Bachan (Lighting Designer/Night Music) is a Lighting Designer and Technical Coordinator who has worked extensively in the theatre industry since 1994. One of his highlights includes working on Dereck Walcott’s O Starry Nights at T&T Central Bank Auditorium.

Doug Baum (Dancer/ Complexions) has worked with The Ailey School, Rasta Thomas Bad Boys of Dance, Compagnie Flak, Les Ballets Jazz, Zhukov Dance Theater, Jose Mateo, Ezdanza, Thang Dao, Company XIV, Peridance, and iLuminate as seen on America’s Got Talent.

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Artist Profiles Jessica Beebe (First Niece/Grimes) Lauded as “an expressive, rich soprano who performs with heart-rending ­passion”, “a bright, young operatic star” and a “honey-colored soprano” from Opera News. Roles include Dido, Zerlina, Despina, Gretel, Barbarina, Lila (Opera Philadelphia cover).

Joshua Boggs (Conductor/Master Class) received a BM in voice (countertenor) from Ohio Wesleyan University, and an MSM in choral conducting from the University of Notre Dame, where he is a candidate for the DMA in conducting, under the tutelage of Dr. Carmen Helena Téllez.

Jennie Begley (Dancer/ Complexions) has worked with David Taylor Dance Theatre, Ballet Ariel & Alison Cook Beatty Dance Company at New York Live Arts. In 2011 Jennie was featured on season 10 of the television series So You Think You Can Dance.

Begley joined Complexions in 2014.

Andrew Brader (Dancer/ Complexions) has danced with American Ballet Theatre, the Houston Ballet, Los Angeles Ballet, BalletMet Columbus and Städtische Theater in Chemnitz, Germany. He was a 2009 Lester Horton Award nominee for Outstanding Achievement in Performance.

Nicole Benvenuti (Administration) is honored to be a part of this year’s Festival! With a life-long passion for theatre and the Arts, Nicole is happy to bring her financial background to this prestigious group of artists and staff.

Greg Blackmon (Dancer/ Complexions) has worked with The Ailey School, Dance Theatre of Harlem, Opus Dance Theater, Dance Iquail, Eisenhower Dance Ensemble, DanceWorks Chicago, Collage Dance Theatre, Owen/Cox Dance Company and Chicago Repertory Ballet.

Break From Blue Collar is making a distinct mark in the world of a cappella music, mixing fresh interpretations of barbershop classics with the exciting sounds of rock and roll. The result is an entertainment experience that can’t be beat.

Scott Burnham (Lecturer) holds a B.M. from Baldwin-Wallace College, a M.M. in Music Composition from Yale University School of Music, and a Ph.D. in Music Theory and Analysis from Brandeis University.

His scholarly interests include the history of tonal theory, problems of analysis and criticism, and 18-and 19th-century music and culture.

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Artist Profiles Matthew Chan (Conductor/Master Class) has been a music teacher for 6 years. He is a passionate conductor and educator.

James Cochran (Henrik/ Night Music) Graduate of Circle in the Square.

Favorite Regional credits: Les Misérables (Marius), A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Lysander/Flute), All Shook Up (Dean), South Pacific (Quale), 9 to 5 (Dwayne).

Love to Mom and Dad. www.jamescochrannyc.com

Lance Channing (Frid/Night Music) was last seen at the festival as the Detective in Porgy and Bess. World Premiers: Nicholas Nickleby, Contact, and At the Back of the North Wind as well as The Tempest (in an actual lake). Lance is originally from Seattle and studied acting at PCPA.

Jillian Davis (Dancer/ Complexions) studied with Susan Jaffe and Risa Kaplowitz at Princeton Dance and Theater Studio, at the San Francisco Ballet School, School of American Ballet, Pacific Northwest Ballet, and Alonzo King LINES Ballet. Jillian joined Complexions in 2014.

Camella Clark (Charlotte/ Night Music) Princeton Festival debut! National Tour: How the Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical.

Regional: Oklahoma!

(Laurey); The Tempest (TUTS); On the Town (Lyric Stage); I Dream (Alliance Theatre); Honk! (Alliance Theatre). MFA, Boston Conservatory.

Michelle Djokic (Artistic Director & Cello/ Concordia) is Founder and Artistic Director of the Concordia Chamber Players and member of New Century Chamber Orchestra. Worldwide collaborations include Festicamara in Medellin, Ensemble Matheus, Mainly Mozart and the Mosaic Festival.

Norman Coates (Lighting Designer/Grimes) Designs include Opera Carolina, Charlotte Opera, Opera Omaha, Fort Worth Opera, Piedmont Opera Theater. He’s designed over 300 productions including Broadway, OffBroadway, national and international tours, regional opera and theater.

Jody Doktor (Cover Auntie/Grimes) is a dramatic soprano whose operatic credits include: Lady Billows in Albert Herring, Ludmilla in Bartered Bride, the Sorceress in Dido and Aeneas, and Maria Callas in Jackie O. In the fall, she will perform the role of Turandot.

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Artist Profiles Addison Ector (Dancer/ Complexions) Born and raised in Los Angeles, CA, Addison Ector joined Complexions in 2013.

Studying at The Ailey School led him to perform with Germaul Barnes/ Viewsic Expressions Dance, and Tryck, an African-Swedish research association in Sweden.

Richard Einhorn (Composer/Voices) Voices of Light has been hailed as “a great masterpiece of contemporary music” and “a work of meticu­lous genius.” A graduate, summa cum laude from Columbia University, he lives in NYC with his wife Amy Singer and daughter Miranda.

Casey Finnigan (Boles/Grimes) is distinguishing himself as an important operatic singer of this generation.

This season, Finnigan originates Nikita Khrushchev in the world première of JFK (Fort Worth Opera), and sings Rodolfo in La bohème (Syracuse Opera).

The Fonic is a five-man vocal band based in New York City blending pop, rock, and soul with absolutely no instruments. The band is not barbershop or doo-wop, no bow ties, and no suspenders, a rock and roll band, pure and simple.

Rochelle Ellis (Lecturer) (DMA Voice-Rutgers ­University) has performed with orchestras throughout the USA, Europe and Asia.

Dr. Ellis is on the voice faculty at Westminster Choir College, Princeton University, and is a Vocal Consultant with Trenton Children’s Chorus.

Stephen Gaertner (Balstrode/Grimes) Past: Paolo–Simon Boccanegra, Enrico–Lucia di Lammermoor, Chorèbe– Les Troyens (Metropolitan Opera); Cascart–Zazà (Opera Rara, London); Macbeth (Savonlinna; Heidenheim) Future: Amonasro–Aida (San Carlo–Naples); Iago–Otello (San Juan PR).

Stanley Fink (Répétiteur/ Grimes) Le nozze di Figaro, Porgy and Bess, Der fliegende Holländer, Francesca da Rimini, Gianni Schicchi, and The Rake’s Progress (The Princeton Festival), Messiah (Garden State Philharmonic Chorus), Lucia di Lammermoor (IU Opera Theater)

Gregory Jon Geehern (Assistant Conductor/ Grimes) Assistant Conductor, Der fliegende Holländer, Porgy and Bess, Le nozze di Figaro. Chorus Master, Der fliegende Holländer. Co-Founder, Kosmologia. Music Director and Conductor, IU Vocal Performance Workshop. Dr. Geehern is also a tenor/pianist.

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Artist Profiles Larissa Gerszke (Dancer/ Complexions) is a senior in the Ailey/Fordham BFA Program in Dance. She has performed works by Matthew Rushin, Taryn Russell, Alvin Ailey, Bob Fosse, and Carmen Rozestraten. Ms. Gerszke joined Complexions in 2015.

Sharon Harms (Second Niece/Grimes) Praised as “luscious-toned” and “dramatically committed and not averse to risk” by the New York Times, young American soprano Sharon Harms is known for fearless interpretations of works new and old for the concert and operatic stage: www.sharonharms.com

Eve Gigliotti (Auntie/ Grimes) has appeared with ABAO Opera Bilbao, Washington National Opera, Houston Grand Opera, and the Metro­ politan Opera, among others. Future engagements include Opera Philadelphia, Hawaii Opera, Dallas Opera, and Lyric Opera of Chicago.

Jan Harrington (Clinician/Master Class), Chancellor’s Professor Emeritus at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, continues to mentor conductors as well as conduct professionally. He is known for the breadth of his repertoire.

Marianne C. Grey (Lecturer) has spent her career in scholarly publishing advocating the inclusion of great art in social science textbooks and mono­graphs. Grey, a perennial festival favorite, is currently a docent at the Princeton University Art Museum.

E. Alexander Hermann (John/Grimes) Alex is a ­rising 8th grader at St. Ann School where he has been in 9 school productions including Friedrich in Sound of Music and John Darling in Peter Pan. Alex would like to thank his parents for their support, encouragement and chauffeuring.

William Guhl-Erdie (John/Grimes) is thrilled and thankful to be ­making his Princeton Festival debut on the stage that he saw his first production. Will is sharing the role of “John the Apprentice” with his best friend, Alex. Will has been in the St. Ann Drama club since 2nd grade.

Whitney Hester (Apprentice/Complexions) is a senior at Booker T. Performing Arts High School in Dallas, Texas.

She danced at Dallas Ballet Center and has won several Youth America Grand Prix placements.

Whitney became an apprentice with Complexions in 2015.

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Artist Profiles Daniel Hobbins (Lecturer) is a historian of high and late medieval Europe.

Under this broad heading, his research has focused on late medieval authorship, communication, Jean Gerson, and Joan of Arc.

Cameron Jackson (Cover Swallow/Grimes) Recent performance ­credits include engagements with Piedmont Opera, Opera Wilmington, the A.J. Fletcher Opera Institute, and the Wilmington Symphony Orchestra. Mr. Jackson is a fellow of the A.J. Fletcher Opera Institute.

Wayne Hu (Frederik/ Night Music) Recently: Les Misér­ables (Enjorlas) w/Amarillo Opera, Into the Woods (Cinderella’s Prince) w/Ocean State Theatre, Les Misérables (Brujon/Foreman) w/LAPHIL, The King & I (King) w/Opera North, Maltz Jupiter Theatre, Lyceum Theatre, Porchlight Theatre.

Zachary Jenkins (Production Stage Manager/Night Music) is an NYC based stage manager. Recent credits: A Funny Thing... (MCC), Figaro! (90210) (The Duke on 42nd Street), Nice Fish (St Ann’s Warehouse), The Odyssey and The Under the Radar Festival (Public). BFA from Baylor University.

John Hunter (Production Stage Manager/Festival/ Grimes)–Princeton Festival credits: Porgy and Bess, Der fliegende Holländer, Spelling Bee, Once Upon a Mattress, The Boyfriend, and Threepenny Opera. Other recent credits: Tosca for New York City Opera, and Aleko and Pagliacci for Opera Carolina.

Christopher Job (Hobson/ Grimes) This marks Christopher Job’s sixth season on the roster of The Metropolitan Opera. He also performs Handel’s Messiah (DCINY), Angelotti in Tosca (NYCO Renaissance), and Christ on the Mount of Olives (St. Patricks Cathedral).

Shanna Irwin (Dancer/ Complexions) has studied with Generations of Dance, The New Jersey Dance Theatre Ensemble, The Vancouver Arts ­Umbrella, and World Dance Movement, Italy.

In 2014 she joined Complexions as an apprentice and became a full company member in 2015.

Christina Johnson (Rehearsal Director/ Complexions) Originally from Vienna, Austria, Christina Johnson began performing with the Boston Ballet and Dance Theatre of Harlem. She has been the rehearsal director for Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet, Armitage Gone! Dance, and Trey McIntyre Project.

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Artist Profiles David Jolley (Horn/ Concordia) has thrilled audiences throughout the world with his “remarkable virtuosity” (New York Times), and has been hailed as “a soloist second to none”

by Gramophone Magazine.

As a soloist, Jolley has appeared with symphonies across the U.S.

Kathryn Krasovec (Mrs. Sedley/Grimes) Recent: Soloist, Indian­ apolis Chamber Orchestra; Marcellina, Le nozze di Figaro, Princeton Festival; Weill Hall debut, Fairouz’s Audenesque; Philip Glass’s Kepler, Spoleto USA; engage­ments with The Metropolitan Opera, Theaters of Bremen and Prague.

Jared Judge (Music Assistant/Festival; Supertitles/Grimes) is a masters student in Orchestral Conducting at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

Conducting credits include Le nozze di Figaro, Idomeneo and Don Pasquale. He was a finalist in the 2016 US Air Force Band conductor competition.

Matthew Krob (Mr. Lindquist/Night Music) is thrilled to be back in Princeton!

Regional: Man of La Mancha (Barrington Stage), Secret Garden, Spamalot. Tours: West Side Story (National). Off-Bway: Broadway Close Up: Bill Finn. For more: www.MatthewKrob.webs.com

YoungSil Kim (Dancer/ Complexions) has trained at Sugimoto Sonoko Ballet, Svetlana Assaouliak, the Joffrey Ballet School and the Ellison Ballet.

She has danced with Configuration Dance Theatre, Eglevsky Ballet, Connecticut Ballet Company, Ballet Hispanico II, and Peridance.

Michael Kuhn (Mr. Erlanson/Night Music) Basel in ¡Figaro! 90210 (Off-Broadway), Male Chorus in The Rape of Lucretia (LoftOpera), Padre in Man of La Mancha (Central City Opera). Upcoming: Lazaro in Before Night Falls and Tobias in Sweeney Todd (Florida Grand Opera). michaelkuhntenor.com

Michael Korsch (Technical Director/Complexions) has been the resident lighting designer and technical director for Complexions since 1998.

In addition, he has designed for Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Aspen Santa Fe Ballet, BalletMet, DanceBrazil, Royal Danish Ballet and more.

Harold Kuskin (Lecturer) has been an opera lover, student of opera, and a Metropolitan Opera subscriber for over 40 years. He was a backstage tour guide at the Metropolitan Opera House for 15 years. He is an alumnus of Harvard College and Harvard Law School.

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Artist Profiles Yoon Kwon (Violin/ Concordia) A member of the first violin section with the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Yoon Kwon also has a new band with drummer Stewart Copeland from The Police and also serves as violin faculty at Rutgers University Mason Gross School of the Arts.

Jami Leonard (Anne/ Night Music) is thrilled to join the Princeton Festival this season. Coming up, she will sing the role of Servilia in NY Opera Forum’s La Clemenza di Tito and will appear in concert with the Danville Symphony Orchestra (IL).

Love to friends and family!

Karen Lackey (Cover Second Niece/Grimes), soprano, recently received her Masters of Music from Westminster Choir College. She has been seen as Alice Ford (Falstaff) and Flaminia (Il mondo della luna) and in scenes as Lucia, Fiordiligi, Konstanze, Zerbinetta, and more.

Andrew Lovett (Lecturer) composes small-scale operas, chamber music and electroacoustic works. He was recently a fellow at the MacDowell Colony, working on a new comic opera for twelve performers, called The Analysing Engine.

Steven LaCosse Jesse Malgieri (Carl (Director/Grimes) Recent: Magnus/Night Music) is Le nozze di Figaro for thrilled to debut with the The Princeton Festival, Princeton Festival. He has Rigoletto for Piedmont engaged previously with Opera, and The Wizard of Oz the opera companies of for Twin City Stage. Upcoming: Santa Fe, North Carolina, Little Women for Twin City Sarasota, Central City, Stage, Tosca for Piedmont the Castleton Festival, Opera, and Ariadne auf the Galician National Naxos for the Fletcher Institute.

Symphony, Spain, and the Munich Philharmonic.

Jun Lee (Conductor/ Master Class) is currently pursuing the Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Choral Conducting at the University of Connecticut where he conducts Collegiate, Women’s Choir and Collegium Musicum and serves as the Music Director at Somers Congregational Church.

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Kelly Marsh IV (Dancer/ Complexions) received his BFA in Dance from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts. He has worked with Susan Jaffe, Darrell Grand Moultrie, Douglas Becker, Francesca Harper and more. Kelly joined Complexions in 2012.

Artist Profiles Cristina Marte (Choreographer/Night Music) received her B.F.A. from Montclair State University in Dance and her M.A. in Dance Education from NYU Steinhardt. She is an active dancer, dance educator and choreographer. Cristina is also the Managing Director of Dance New Jersey.

Matthew Middleton (Conductor/Master Class) is Associate Director of Music at Christ Church Cathedral in Indianapolis and a doctoral student in organ at Indiana University, Bloomington.

He was a guest organist and accompanist at The Princeton Festival in 2013.

Ashley Mayeux (Dancer/ Complexions) received a BFA from SUNY Purchase College in New York.

She toured with the Off-Broadway show Aida and joined Complexions in 2012.

Marie Miller (Costume Designer/ Night Music, Costume Manager/Grimes) has kept the Festival in stitches since 2005. Other opera-tunities: OFNJ (10 yrs), ONJ, Curtis Inst., Princeton U. Favorite fabrications: The Boys Next Door (McCarter world premiere), creation/ construction of 90-ft. long “70-Pede” for PU P-rade.

Hugh McDevitt (Conductor/Master Class) is a master’s student in Choral Conducting at San José State University in California, studying with Dr. Jeffrey Benson.

As a graduate assistant, he has conducted the San José State Choraliers, Concert Choir, and Men’s Glee.

Susan Miller (Administration) was a teacher for many years, and more recently rediscovered her passion for theatre and the Arts. A recent arrival in Princeton, she is delighted to be part of this year’s exuberant and creative staff.

Jessica Medoff (Desiree/ Night Music) Film: The Heart Outright (Angel Childress); NY Theater: Marilee and Baby Lamb: The Assassination of an American Goddess (Paula Strasberg, Louella Parsons, Jackie Kennedy); Regional Theater: Man of La Mancha (Aldonza); Oliver! (Nancy).

Katrin Murdock (Mrs. Anderssen/Night Music) Princeton Festival debut! NYC: Elise: A New Musical (Planet Connections), Up to Date (AlphaNYC Theater).

Regional: 9 to 5: The Musical, Annie (Charleston Stage), Spring Awakening (Phoenix Theatre), A Little Night Music (Theater Works)

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Artist Profiles Evelyn Nelson (Soprano/ Baroque Orchestra) is valued for her vocal versatility across many musical genres, but her current focus is Baroque and Classical oratorio and chamber music.

She earned degrees from St. Olaf College, UT Austin, and Indiana University.

Andre Peele (Cover Balstrode/Grimes) Recently seen performing Mozart’s Requiem with the Jackson Symphony as well as the premiere of Deep River: The Marian Anderson Journey with Virginia Opera. He performed the title role in the collegiate premiere of David T. Little’s Soldier Songs.

Laura Nevitt (Conductor/ Master Class) graduated from the University of South Carolina with degrees in Composition and Music Education.

She teaches chorus at CrossRoads Intermediate School and directs the Primary and Junior Choirs at First Presbyterian Church in Columbia, SC.

Nicholas Phan (Tenor/ Concordia), is an an avid proponent of vocal chamber music and continues to distinguish himself as one of the most compelling young tenors appearing on the prestigious concert and opera stages all over the world today.

Espen M. Olsen (Conductor/ Master Class) is educated as a church musician from The Norwegian Academy of Music, and holds a master degree in Organ Performance from The Royal Academy of Music in Copenhagen. Currently he is a master student in choral conducting in Stockholm.

Joanne Polk (Adjudicator/ Piano Competition) was named one of Musical America’s Top 30 Professionals of the Year (2014) in an article titled, “Profiles in Courage.” Ms. Polk’s recent CD, The Flatterer, debuted at #1 on Classical Billboard. Ms. Polk is an exclusive Steinway Artist.

Brook Packard (Madame Armfeldt/Night Music) NYC credits include NYMF 2013, Swingtime Canteen, Cowgirls, and A Man of No Importance. Regional includes concerts and clubdates, Smoke on the Mountain, Butterflies Are Free, and Baby. Sites: brookpackard.com and sleepytimeclub.com

The Princeton Garden Theatre is a nonprofit, member-supported arthouse dedicated to the community film-going experience and the preservation of the historic theater. We program with a focus on indie films, local filmmakers, classic cinema, and family events.

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Artist Profiles Princeton Symphony Orchestra (Voices) Led by Music ­Director Rossen ­Milanov, the P ­ rinceton Symphony Orchestra offers orchestral, pops, and chamber music programs of the highest quality, and ancillary events to complement these concerts. For more information, visit princetonsymphony.org.

Desmond Richardson (Founding Artistic Director, Artist-in-Residence/ Complexions) founded Complexions Contemporary Ballet with Dwight Rhoden in 1994. He has toured throughout the world appearing with the San Francisco Ballet, the Royal Swedish Opera Ballet, Washington Ballet, Teatro La Scala and many others.

Evan Rees (Music Director/Night Music) Broadway: The Visit.

Off Broadway: A Bed And A Chair (City Center Encores!). First National Tour: A Christmas Story.

Regional: The Visit (Williamstown Theatre Festival); The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (The Princeton Festival). www.evanreesmusic.com

Jonathan Dahm Robertson (Scenic Designer/Grimes) is a scenic designer for theater and opera, and a Kennedy Center Fellow.

Operas: The Consul, Cosi Fan Tutte. Plays: Who is Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Romeo and Juliet, and All My Sons. Website: www.jdahmrobertson.com

Dwight Rhoden (Founding Artistic Director, Resident Choreographer/ Complexions) founded Complexions Contemporary Ballet in 1994 with Desmond Richardson.

He has choreographed over 80 ballets for CCB, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, The Aspen Sana Fe Ballet Company, The Joffrey Ballet, NYC Ballet, and more.

Alex Richardson (Peter Grimes/Grimes) Recent: title role Werther, Boston Lyric Opera; Alva (cover), Lulu, The Metropolitan Opera; Tamino, Die Zauberflöte, Orlando Philharmonic; Váňa Kudrjaš, Kat’a Kabanova, Spoleto USA. Upcoming: Shepherd, Tristan und Isolde, The Metropolitan Opera.

Cécile McLorin Salvant “Cécile—elegance, humor & depth.”

–Wynton Marsalis.

“If anyone can extend the lineage of the Big Three—Billie Holiday, Sarah Vaughan & Ella Fitzgerald—it is this 26-year-old virtuoso.”

–Stephen Holden, New York Times.

Nicola Santoro (Mrs. Segstrom, Cover Anne/Night Music) Westminster Choir College graduate.

Previous credits include Falstaff, Cendrillon, The Medium, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, (Westminster Choir College); scenes from Der Rosenkavalier, Louise, Massenet’s Cendrillon (WCC Opera Workshop).

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Artist Profiles Kristin Schwecke (Cover Ellen/Grimes) Recent roles include: Magda (La Rondine), La Contessa (Le nozze di Figaro), The First Lady (The Magic Flute), Mrs Coyle (Owen Wingrave) Recent Companies include: Chautauqua Opera, Piedmont Opera, North Carolina Opera, Hubbard Hall Opera Theater

Timothy Stickney (Dancer/Complexions) Dancing from the age of 3, Timothy attended The Gold School under Rennie Gold. He graduated from the Ailey/Fordham BFA program in 2014 and has performed with Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. He joined Complexions Contemporary Ballet in 2014.

Kristiaan Seynhave (Organist) studied at the Conservatory of Maastricht with Kamiel d’Hooghe and at the Conservatoire National de Paris with Odile Pierre.

Karina Sweeney (Ms. Nordstrom/Night Music) is a mezzo soprano from Annapolis, MD. Recent credits include Marilyn Monroe and Canny in the world premiere of ANDY: A POPera with Opera Philadelphia, Siebel in Faust, Orlofsky in Die Fledermaus and Marcellina in Le nozze di Figaro.

Kathleen Shelton (Cover Mrs. Sedley/ Grimes) mezzo soprano, spent the Spring with Sarasota Opera as a Studio Artist singing Dorabella (Così fan tutte).

Following The Princeton Festival, she joins North Shore Festival singing Suzuki in Madame Butterfly.

Richard Tang Yuk (Artistic Director) Porgy & Bess, The Rake’s Progress, Flying Dutchman, Carmen, La Bohème, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Francesca da Rimini.Oratorio: Matthaüs Passion, Johannes Passion, Mass in B minor, Die Jareszeiten, Deutsches Requiem.

Nehemiah Spencer (Dancer/ Complexions) A native of Cleveland, Ohio, Nehemiah attended the Cleveland School of the Arts, where he discovered his love for dance.

A recent graduate of The Juilliard School, he joined Complexions in 2015.

Carmen-Helena Téllez (Conductor/Voices) Called “a quiet force behind contemporary music today” (Sequenza/21) Carmen-Helena Téllez is the artistic director of Notre Dame Vocale, Aguavá New Music Studio, and Kosmologia Music and Intermedia. She is also Professor of Conducting at Notre Dame.

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Artist Profiles Lara Treacy (Petra/Night Music) Favorite credits include: Les Misérables (Éponine), Green Day’s American Idiot (Whatsername), Mary Poppins (Bird Woman), Children of Eden (Yonah), Is He Dead? (Marie Leroux) and Crazy For You (Polly U/S). Love to my amazing family and friends!

Logan Webber (Rector Adams/Grimes) a native of Colorado Springs, has performed with the Opera Theater of the Rockies, A.J. Fletcher Opera, Piedmont Opera, Chautauqua Opera, Ash Lawn Opera, The Princeton Festival, Rural Artists Project in Alaska, and AIMS in Graz, Austria.

Timothy Urban (Lecturer) has been giving opera lectures for TPF since 2008 and is the principal lecturer for the Westminster Conservatory Opera Outing program. He holds a Ph.D. in musicology and teaches at both Westminster Choir College and Rutgers University.

Orion Weiss (Piano/ Concordia) One of the most sought-after soloists in his generation of young American musicians, pianist Orion Weiss has performed with the major orchestras, including the Chicago Symphony, Boston Symphony, Los Angeles Philharmonic, and New York Philharmonic.

Liam Velez (Administration) This is Liam’s second season with The Princeton Festival. He is a recent graduate of Westminster Choir College and will pursue a masters degree at Goldsmiths College, University of London in the Arts Administration and Cultural Policy program.

Mikhail Yanovitsky (Adjudicator/Piano Competition), a Steinway artist, began his career upon winning the Young Concert Artists Auditions.

He earned his Doctorate at Temple University under the tutelage of Harvey Wedeen. Currently, Dr. Yanovitsky teaches piano at Temple University.

Complexions in 2010.

Terk Lewis Waters (Dancer/Complexions) received his B.F.A. in dance from Western Michigan University and trained at The City Ballet of San Diego, River North Chicago Dance, and the Eisenhower Dance Ensemble. He joined

Caroline Worra (Ellen/ Grimes) Francesca da Rimini, Gianni Schicchi, Ariodante, and A Midsummer Nights Dream (Princeton Festival); recent—The Poe Project (Fort Worth), A Streetcar Named Desire (Tulsa), The Merry Widow (Utah); upcoming—Greek (Boston)

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Artist Profiles Juan Carlos Zamudio (Concertmaster/Baroque Orchestra), violinist and conductor, is frequently sought out as a guest concertmaster, valued for his expertise in baroque repertoire. Recipient of a Fulbright Scholarship, he is currently a Doctoral Candidate at Indiana University.

Ivy Zhou (Cover First Niece/Grimes) graduated from Westminster Choir College in May 2016 as an M.M. in Vocal Performance and Pedagogy. Past roles include Gretel (2016) and Giulietta (2015). She makes her professional debut this summer with The Princeton Festival.

Anastasia Zeiler (Fredrika/Night Music) is thrilled to be making her Princeton Festival debut.

She is currently pursuing her BFA in Musical Theatre and BA in Arts Administration at Rider University.

Previous regional credits include Seussical and Little Mermaid, Gateway Playhouse.

Housing Hosts

The Princeton Festival extends it warmest thanks to the following people for their generosity in housing a visiting artist this season.

Marcia Atcheson Jane Baumgardner Earlene Baumunk Cancilla Tine and Anders Boss Marcia Bossart Hope and Kevin Cotter Susan Culhane Helge Deaton Harry Fini Nancy Geiger Nancy Gierlich Gilda Gildenberg Cecily Laidman Dan and Bobette Lister Christiane Ludescher-Furth

Anastasia Marty Joe Melton Marie Miller Maura Mimnagh Debbie and Steve Modzelewski Costa and May Papastephanou Janet Perkins Susan Rhoda-Hansen Nancy Richardson John Schmidt Janet Townsend Benedikt and Kristin von Schroder Esther Williams Marcia and Bruce Willsie Carol Wojciechowicz

If you would like to find out more about the rewards of housing a visiting artist in your home in 2017, please write to housing@princetonfestival.org.

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Donors

(May 1, 2015 through April 30, 2016)

Leadership Circle Maestro Platinum

Guarantor

The Edward T. Cone Foundation Longships Foundation Debbie and Steve Modzelewski Marion and Robert O’Connor The Scheide Fund

Pamela Bristol and Gerald Odening Barbara and Gerald Essig Takako and Thomas Lento Caroline and John Pallat Princeton Friends of Opera Mary Robbins Richard Tang Yuk Carol Wojciechowicz

Maestro Gold Anonymous Marcia Atcheson Micaela de Lignerolles New Jersey State Council on the Arts John Schmidt

Maestro Silver The Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation Alison Flemer Anastasia Marty Edward Matthews and Vilma Keri Markell Shriver

Benefactor Bradford Portraits Church & Dwight Employee Giving Fund Kim and Bryan Galatro Cynthia and Robert Hendrickson Kramer Portraits Ortho-McNeil-Janssen Pharmaceuticals May and Costa Papastephanou Wrestle Fund

CONTRIBUTOR

Hans Aarsleff Carol Baron Katharine Brush Courtney Colletti Hope and Kevin Cotter Lisa McComb Graf Edgar Irons and Ray Kinlock Sheila and Ross Kremer Joan and Harold Kuskin Maxine Lampert Marlene Lucchesi

Leader Marcia Bossart Jean and David Brown Victory and Theodore Chase Janet Haring Jacobs Music Lawrenceville Hollis Fitch and Irving Kessler Gail Kohn Helene and Russell Kulsrud Maxine Lampert Julia and James Laughlin Nancy Lifland Simone and James Mets Courtney Odening Judith and Gabriel Stelian Elizabeth Sweetser Joan and Ralph Widner

Janet Perkins Kerry Perretta Ann Poole Princeton Face Kristin and Benedikt von Schroder

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Donors

(May 1, 2015 through April 30, 2016) Louise Dunham Eno Terra Peter Erdman Parvin Saidi and Av Farmanfarmaian Madolyn Greve Hamilton Jewelers Iona and Maurice Harding Douglas Honnold Roberta and Terrence Hurley Nancy Irenas Carole Shaffer-Koros and Robert Koros La Jolie Salon & Spa Maurice Lee Brooks Levy Maxine and Fraser Lewis Celia Lidz Walter Lippincott Bobette and Dan Lister Martha Love Jean Mahoney Russell McTague Irene Amarel and David Miller Cheryl and Manuel Ojeda Patricia Virga and Tom Orsulak Pennsylvania Ballet Ingrid and Marvin Reed Louise Robichaud Rita Saltz Sarah Saul Robert Socolow Jeffrey Tener Aspasia and Sotirios Vahaviolos Ronald Villafranco Jane DeLung and Charles Westoff Sandi and Craig Wurst Naomi and Kenneth Young

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Jeffrey Brodscholl Beth and Victor Brombert Marian Burleigh-Motley and Robert Motley Jean and James Cahouet Walter Cairnes Delores and Don Cantrell Richard Christian Melinda and Jack Ciattarelli Cindy and Charles Clark Akiko and Martin Collcutt Susan Hoover and Dennis Connaughton Patricia Woolf and Giles Constable Copper River Salon & Spa Susan Cotter Julie and Duane Darienzo Sharon and Tom Davidson Roslyn Dayan Frank Decker Hedwig and Jacob Dekker Roswitha Dey Vera and Donald Dowd Diane and Richard Dreher Laure Duval Patricia Eames William Enslin Janet and Arthur Eschenlauer Rosemary Forrey Patricia Frawley Helen Freedman Jeff Frole Nancy Geiger Robert Geller Janet and Joseph Gendaszek Gennaro’s Italian Restaurant Mary and Joseph Giordmaine David Goldberg Faye Wacholder and Robert Goldenberg Laura Goldfeld Barbara and Fred Greenstein Marianne Grey Lyn Ransom and Kenneth Guilmartin Nancy Hagner Peg and James Hastings Hedy Shepard Ltd. Helen Heintz Deborah and David Herman Carol and James Herring Joan and A.C. Reeves Hicks Avid Hofstad

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Donors

(May 1, 2015 through April 30, 2016) Elizabeth Hornberger Kathleen Hurley Andrea Immel Inn at Glencairn Louise Irving John Iwasyk Alexander Jodidio Charles Johnson Carol Johnston Barrie Kale Anne B. Kahn Susan Kane Allen Kassoff Peter Kauzmann Linda Klein Janet Kuenne Diana and Derek Lidow Nancy and Donald Light Florence Lotrowski Joyce Lott Christiane Ludescher-Furth Catharine Macdonald Masterpiece Studio Rosalie Matzkin Anne and Robert McMahan Peter Meme Mary Kay Metcalf Margaret and Daniel Migliore Donald Mills Anne and Karl Morrison Babette and James Pachence Judy and Michael Padgett Tari Pantaleo Jean and Lawrence Parsons Angelyn MacWilliams and Ralph Petricone Jacqueline and Elwood Phares Janet Pickover Carol and Mark Pollard Candace and Marvin Preston Princeton Marriott at Forrestal Barbara Purnell Tamar and Theodore Rabb Karen and James Reeds

Elfriede Rinkens Sara Ritchie Patricia Robertson, Ph.D. Dawn and Mark Rosso Donna and Allan Rubin Mary Malley and John Sack Cynthia and Jacob Sage Salon Pure Lorraine Sarhage Karen and Ronald Schotland Helen Schwartz Helga and Reinhard Schwartz Shawangunk Valley Conservancy Alison Shehadi Shirley and Jerry* Sherman Ruta and Andrew Smithson Marcia Snowden Catherine Sprague Judith Adler and George Sprenges Maureen and Paul Stellato Ann and Richard Stephenson Hazel Stix Joan and Allan Sullivan Roberta and Burton Sutker Colleen and Ed Swiderski Sydney and Charles Taggart Harriet Teweles Ruth Thornton Susan and James Trowbridge Ginger and Kevin Tylus Diane and Howard Uniman Vallerie European Spa Barbara Vannerson Alexandra and Dagmar Venizelos Patricia and Stephen Waterbury Sharon and Russ White Eunice Wilkinson Cornelia Williams Ariana Wittke Barbara Wright *Deceased

We invite you to take part in the future of this exciting company, and to become a F­ estival Friend by making a tax-deductible donation. Write to development@princetonfestival.org, call us at 609.759.0379, or donate online at www.princetonfestival.org/donate.

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This program is made possible in part by funds from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/ Department of State, a Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts.

The Princeton Festival also gratefully acknowledges the leadership support of the Edward T. Cone Foundation. Additional support is provided by The Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, the Scheide Fund, Church & Dwight Employee Giving Fund, Janssen Pharmaceuticals, along with other foundations, corporations and individuals.

Public Access Statement 2016 The Princeton Festival strives to provide an inclusive environment for all a­ ttendees. Whenever possible, we select venues that offer such ­accommodations as wheelchair ramps, barrier-free entry, and accessible bathrooms. More ­information on these accommodations are available from the venues.

For additional information or if you need an accommodation, please call: For McCarter Theatre events (Opera, Jazz and Dance) Contact the McCarter Ticket Office at 609.258.2787 For all other performances and events please contact Susan Miller: Susan.Miller@princetonfestival.org or call the Festival line: 609.759.0379.

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Diana Basmajian (Night Music) Steven LaCosse (Peter Grimes) Music Directors

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Curtis Bachan (Night Music) Norman Coates (Peter Grimes) Michael Korsh (Complexions) Scenic Design

Diana Basmajian (Night Music) Jonathan Dahm Robertson (Grimes) Michael Korsh (Complexions) Costume Design

Marie Miller Wig & Makeup Design

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Supertitles

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Dan Carlin (Night Music) Meghan Edyvean (Grimes) Marcie Friedman (Grimes)

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Recording Engineers

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