Cavalleria Rusticana House Programme

Pietro Mascagni

CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA IN CONCERT FEB 12 + 13

2021–2022 SEASON Tom Wright, General Director Jonathan Darlington, Music Director Emeritus

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Cast & Creative Team

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Synopsis

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Notes from the Conductor

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Biographies

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Orchestra

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Chorus & Production

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Jonathan Darlington Career Highlights

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Inside Cavellaria Podcast

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Introducing VO’s Young Artists

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VO Board & Staff

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Our first production of the season, Orfeo ed Euridice, was a critical success as we brought audiences safely back to the theatre for an extraordinary celebration of contemporary dance and opera. We are so grateful to be back at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre for our second production of the season: Cavalleria Rusticana in Concert.

Prepare to be swept away by the melodic and dramatic music of Pietro Mascagni’s Cavalleria rusticana as we shine a spotlight on our incredible ensembles. We are thrilled to welcome back Music Director Emeritus Jonathan Darlington to lead the Vancouver Opera Orchestra, Chorus and five talented Canadian soloists in this live in-concert performance.

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CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA IN CONCERT Opera in One Act Composed by Pietro Mascagni Libretto by Giovanni Targioni-Tozzetti and Guido Menasci

Conductor Jonathan Darlington

Stage Director Amanda Testini

CAST IN ORDER OF VOCAL APPEARANCE Santuzza Othalie Graham

Mamma Lucia Leah Giselle Field

Turiddu David Pomeroy

Lola Hillary Tufford

Alfio Gregory Dahl

With the Vancouver Opera Chorus, and the Vancouver Opera Orchestra.

Associate Conductor & Chorus Director Leslie Dala Women in Musical Leadership Conductor Jennifer Tung The performance will last approximately 75 minutes.

In Italian with English SurTitles™

Principal Répétiteur Tina Chang

First performed at Teatro Costanzi, Rome, 17 May 1890.

Musical Preparation Amy Seulky Lee Projection Designer Jordan Baraniecki

Projection Design Consultant Sean Nieuwenhuis Lighting Designer Andrew Pye Stage Manager Theresa Tsang Assistant Stage Manager Michelle Harrison English SurTitle™ Translations Sarah Jane Pelzer COVID Safety Officer Shyla Russell

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SYNOPSIS

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ACT I A village in Sicily, circa 1900.

On Easter Sunday, Turiddu can be heard serenading his mistress, Lola. She and Turiddu were together before he joined the army. When he returned and found her married to Alfio, a wealthy wagon owner, he seduced Santuzza to make Lola jealous. As a result, Turiddu and Lola rekindled their love in an adulterous affair, leaving Santuzza heartbroken.

As the villagers leave for church, Santuzza stays behind and grieves. Turiddu arrives in the piazza where Santuzza confronts him about his affair, which he denies. Just then Lola passes by mocking Santuzza, and Turiddu turns to follow her. Santuzza begs him not to leave, but he abandons her. Alfio appears and Santuzza tells him that Lola has been cheating on him with Turiddu. In a rage, Alfio swears to get even and rushes off.

A distraught Santuzza approaches the tavern of Mamma Lucia, Turiddu’s mother, who tells her that her son is away buying wine. But Santuzza knows that he was busy elsewhere. Alfio arrives, boasting of his wealth and of Lola. He asks Mamma Lucia for some of her good wine. When she says that Turiddu has gone to get more, Alfio replies that he saw him near his house earlier.

Mamma Lucia is surprised, but Santuzza quiets her.

Following church, the villagers gather at the tavern where Alfio confronts Turridu and challenges him to a knife fight. Turiddu admits his guilt but still proceeds to fight for Santuzza’s sake, as well as for his honour. Alone with his mother, Turiddu begs her to take care of Santuzza if he doesn’t come back, then runs off to the fight. As Mamma Lucia waits anxiously, a woman runs in screaming that Turiddu has been killed.

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NOTES FROM THE CONDUCTOR Jonathan Darlington

Pietro Mascagni became world famous almost overnight at the tender age of 26 when, in 1890, his first opera Cavalleria rusticana was given its premiere in Rome.

It remains to this day his most famous operatic creation although he wrote many more—15 in all— during a distinguished career as composer, teacher, and conductor that spanned almost 60 years.

SOUND TO COLOUR: AN EXPLORATION OF SYNESTHESIA, THROUGH PAINTING, BY CIELE BEAU. Artist Ciele Beau translates sheet music into colour, using her synesthetic responses to a piece of music. When Ciele hears music and tone she sees and feels colour.

What you’re seeing is a piece of music translated into colour and in musical time.

Synesthesia is a perceptual phenomenon in which stimulation of one sensory or cognitive pathway in the brain leads to involuntary experiences in a second sensory or cognitive pathway.

Orfeo ed Euridice | Aria: “Che farò senza Euridice” | Vocal melody translated: Orfeo/Orpheus

JONATHAN DARLINGTON. PHOTO BY ANNELIES VAN DER VEGT.

It was also the piece that launched a musical “genre” known as Verismo which, as its name suggests, took scenes from everyday life and turned them into dramatic—more often than not quite violent—works for the stage.

Gone, at least in Italy, were the

days of plots centered around the exploits of gods, figures of antiquity or nobility. Now the public demanded an operatic diet based on real-life fodder.

The emotions in Verismo (think Puccini’s Tosca) are heightened.

Colours are vivid and extreme both vocally and in the orchestra.

The declamation is forceful and the action moves fast, a precursor to what we all experience these days on our screens. As an artist, Cavalleria rusticana is a thrill to perform, and summoning up images from village life in 19th century Sicily certainly adds romantic heat to a world leaning in the opposite direction.

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JENNIFER TUNG Women in Musical Leadership Conductor Jennifer Tung leads a uniquely versatile career as a music director, collaborative pianist, and soprano. She is Artistic Director of Toronto City Opera, Assistant Conductor of Mississauga Symphony Orchestra, and was named a 2020 conducting fellow with Tapestry Opera’s Women in Musical Leadership program.

Jennifer serves on the faculty at Toronto’s Glenn Gould School of Music and is a sought-after faculty member for summer programs internationally.

BIOGRAPHIES

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JONATHAN DARLINGTON Conductor Jonathan Darlington radiates a charismatic presence on the podium, and the hallmarks of his work are his sensitivity for depth and balance allied to a passionate approach to music-making which is extremely lyrical yet precise. Jonathan Darlington is VO’s Music Director Emeritus and continues to conduct an impressive array of ensembles in the world’s greatest concert halls and opera houses.

GREGORY DAHL, BARITONE Alfio Baritone Gregory Dahl is one of Canada’s most in-demand performers for works of Verdi, Puccini, Wagner, and Strauss. Highlights include Scarpia in Tosca (Calgary Opera, Opéra de Montréal, & Manitoba Opera), and the title role of Verdi’s Rigoletto (Calgary Opera & Opéra de Québec).

2021/2022 also sees Greg join the Winnipeg Symphony for The Best of Rodgers and Hammerstein.

AMANDA TESTINI Stage Director Amanda Testini (she/her) is a performer, choreographer, director, and educator based on the unceded and ancestral territories of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh First Nations. She has worked for organizations such as the Arts Club, Bard on the Beach, the Cultch, Theatre Replacement, the Firehall, Vancouver Opera, Savage Society, VACT, and Axis. Amanda is a Jessie Award nominee and a graduate of Studio 58. | amandatestini.com

LEAH GISELLE FIELD, MEZZO-SOPRANO Mamma Lucia Hailed as “the consummate singing actor,” mezzosoprano Leah Giselle Field is noted for her versatility as a vocalist and the strength of her dramatic presence. She is praised for “soaring tone and spectacular low notes” in her “sumptuous mezzo” instrument. An award-winning performer and teacher, she is a graduate of Vancouver Opera’s Yulanda M. Faris Young Artists Program and holds a DMA in Voice and Opera from UBC.

LESLIE DALA Associate Conductor & Chorus Director Conductor and pianist Leslie Dala is VO’s Associate Conductor and Chorus Director, the Music Director of the Vancouver Bach Choir, and the Music Director Emeritus of the Vancouver Academy of Music Symphony Orchestra. He has conducted in France, Italy, Ireland, the Czech Republic, China, and Taiwan, and recently made his debut at Carnegie Hall. In 2021 he released the Complete Piano Etudes of Philip Glass for the Redshift label.

OTHALIE GRAHAM, SOPRANO Santuzza Canadian soprano Othalie Graham is widely known for her interpretations of Turandot, Aida, and Wagnerian repertoire. Career highlights include Isolde with Croatian RTV Symphony Orchestra, Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 with the Philadelphia Orchestra; Verdi’s Requiem with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, the title role of Turandot with the Detroit Symphony, the National Theaters of Málaga, Peru, and the Kennedy Center, and Aida at the Teatro Greco Sicily.

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DAVID POMEROY, TENOR Turiddu Canadian tenor David Pomeroy is enjoying a career featured on the world’s most important stages.

The Newfoundlander made his Metropolitan Opera debut in the title role of Faust followed

by Hoffman, and now receives star billing across North America, Europe, Asia, and Latin America.

Recent appearances include Bacchus (Adriadne auf Naxos) at Gran Teatra del Liceu, Barcelona, and Calaf (Turandot) with New National Theatre, Tokyo.

IAN CLEARY, TENOR Turridu Understudy Tenor Ian Cleary completed an Opera Diploma at the University of British Columbia and a Bachelor of Music from Wilfred Laurier University. Ian has performed Hoffmann in Les Contes d’Hoffmann, Armoured Guard in Die Zauberflöte with the UBC Opera Ensemble; Hoffmann in Les Contes d’Hoffmann and Schoolmaster in Cunning Little Vixen with Opera Laurier; Judge Roan in Parade, and Giuseppe in The Gondoliers with Opera Nuova.

HILLARY TUFFORD, MEZZO-SOPRANO Lola Hillary is a recipient of a Jeunesse Ambassadeurs Lyriques bursary and an RBC Emerging Artist Project Grant. A finalist in the Mozart Project Competition, she was part of Tapestry Opera’s Dora Award-winning ensemble (Oksana G). Hillary has performed roles such as Ramiro (La finta giardiniera), Clara (The Light in the Piazza), and Despina (Così fan tutte); and with the Magisterra Soloists Chamber Group.

MICHELLE HARRISON Assistant Stage Manager Michelle has worked in stage management with Pacific Opera Victoria and Vancouver Opera on such operas as For a Look or a Touch, The Barber of Seville, and the Canadian premiere of The Music Shop. Theatre credits include Peter and the Starcatcher (Arts Club) and the Jessie Award-winning production of Whose Life Is It Anyway? (Realwheels). She is a graduate of UBC.

JORDAN BARANIECKI Projection Designer Jordan Baraniecki is a second-year Masters student at Emily Carr University. He specializes in ink collages but also uses the subject matter for creative projects.

Jordan was chosen to partner with Vancouver Opera to use his detail shots from his ink collages to create a visually captivating projection for the Cavalleria rusticana performance.

SEAN NIEUWENHUIS Projection Design Mentor A Vancouver-based media designer and technologist, Sean’s work has been seen in stage productions and special events around the world.

Selected credits include Magic Flute, Lillian Alling, Nixon in China (VO), Faust (Metropolitan Opera), Madama Butterfly, Whiteley (Opera Australia), Macbeth (LA Opera), SUMMER, Dr. Zhivago, Jesus Christ Superstar (Broadway), Tommy, JCS, Wanderlust, Evita (Stratford Festival).

TINA CHANG Principal Répétiteur Described as a “scintillating player,” pianist and coach, Tina Chang is on the music staff at Vancouver Opera. Based in Vancouver, she has been involved with various musical organizations in town: Chor Leoni, Sound the Alarm Music Theatre, re:Naissance Opera, and Health Arts Society. She is currently adjunct professor at the University of British Columbia, and on faculty at the Vancouver Academy of Music.

ANDREW PYE Lighting Designer Andrew Pye is a Lighting Designer based on Mayne Island. His designs can be found on stage in dance, opera, and theatre locally, across Canada, and internationally. Select design credits: Urinetown and Incognito Mode (Studio 58), Maada’ookii Songlines (Luminato Festival), Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Gateway), Viva (Lamondance). Andrew is a member of the Associated Designers of Canada and IATSE 659.

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AMY SEULKY LEE Musical Preparation Amy Seulky Lee holds a Master of Music in Collaborative Piano from the University of Toronto, and a Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance from the University of British Columbia. Amy made her debut with the Vancouver Metropolitan Orchestra in 2010 and has since performed in concerts across Canada, the United States, South Korea, and Italy.

She served as music director for Summer Opera Lyric Theatre and Malfi Productions.

JONELLE SILLS, SOPRANO Santuzza Understudy Jonelle Sills is a Dora Award winner for Outstanding Performance of an Ensemble in Vivier’s Kopernikus with Against the Grain Theatre. Jonelle has an Artist Diploma in Voice Performance/Opera from the Glenn Gould School and a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree, Specialized Honours in Music from York University. Past highlights include her Canadian tour as Mimì in La Bohème with Against the Grain Theatre; and Rosalinde in Die Fledermaus.

THERESA TSANG Stage Manager In addition to her over 20 seasons with Vancouver Opera, Theresa is a member of the stage management teams for Wexford Festival Opera in Ireland and Garsington Opera in the UK. She has also been a long-time Faculty Stage Manager for the opera programmes at the Banff Centre, a guest lecturer for UBC’s Theatre Department, and guest stage manager for UBC’s opera department.

Since 2004, the David Spencer Endowment Encouragement Fund has been investing in emerging artists at Vancouver Opera. This assistance has permitted many artists a boost as they become professional performers and complements our other young artist development programming. Thank you!

In this production of Cavalleria rusticana, we recognize David Pomeroy, Othalie Graham, and Leah Giselle Field as the David Spencer Artists.

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CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA IN CONCERT ORCHESTRA Flutes Brenda Fedoruk, Principal Anne-elise Keefer Piccolos Elizabeth McBurney Heather Beaty Oboes Emma Ringrose, Acting Principal Erin Marks Bassoon Ingrid Chiang, Principal Allan Thorpe Horns Laurel Spencer, Principal Nick Anderson Heather Walker Steve Denroche Trumpets Tom Shorthouse, Principal Jim Littleford Trombones Jim Tranquilla, Acting Principal Andrew Poirier Sharman King Tuba Drew Dumas, Acting Principal Timpani Philip Crewe, Principal

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Percussion Lauri Lyster, Acting Principal Leonard Pearson Harp Janelle Nadeau, Acting Principal Organ Tina Chang, Principal Violins 1 Mark Ferris, Concertmaster Angela Cavadas, Assoc. Concertmaster Lawrie Hill Ellen Farrugia Evelyn Creaser-Rumley Heilwig Von Koenigsloew Ken Lin Joan Blackman Toni Stanick Yuel Yawney Violins 2 Andrea Siradze, Acting Principal Domagoj Ivanovic, Acting Assistant Principal Richard Dorfer Yun Jung Adrianne Stride Karina Slupski Sarah Westwick Sandra Fiddes Larisa Lebeda Violas Isabelle Roland, Acting Principal Reg Quiring, Acting Assistant Principal Marie-Claude Brunet Mila Tymoshenko Barbara Irschick Colin Miles

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Celli Jonathan Lo, Acting Principal Harold Birston, Acting Assistant Principal Isidora Nojkovic Ashton Lim Laine Longton Bass Michael Vaughan, Acting Principal Meaghan Williams, Acting Assistant Principal Mark Haney Laurence Mollerup Orchestra Manager Jim Littleford Orchestra Stage Manager Jim Tranquilla Orchestra Librarian Tom Shorthouse CHORUS Sopranos D’Arcy Blunston Rebecca Collett Allyson Hop Melanie Krueger Aviva Lacterman Heather Pawsey Julia Rooney Szu-Wen Wang Karen Ydenberg Mezzos Francesca Corrado Jeanine Fynn Brenda Glass Katherine Landry Yacht Lisa-Dawn Markle Heather Molloy Megan Morrison Elena Razlog Dionne Sellinger

Tenors Kevin Armstrong Sergio Augusto William Grossman Paul Just Adam Kozak Lyndon Ladeur Harout Markarian Wade Nott Mark Pepe Don Wright Bass/Baritones Angus Bell DJ Calhoun Henry Chen Jason Cook Glenn deVerteuil Willy Miles Grenzberg Dean Guistini Ed Moran Zainen Suzuki Brandon Thornhill PRODUCTION Technical Director Autumn Coppaway Stage Manager Theresa Tsang Assistant Stage Manager Michelle Harrison Assistant Technical Director Michael Kerns Head of Properties Stephen Elgar Apprentice Technical Director Chiara Guizzo Apprentice Technical Director Evan Bergen 19

JONATHAN DARLINGTON CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

Vancouver Opera’s Music Director Emeritus Jonathan Darlington is highly regarded and much in demand in Europe and beyond for his vast operatic and symphonic repertoires. Born in Lapworth near Birmingham in England to a musical family, he was a boy chorister at Worcester Cathedral and went on to study music formally. After graduation he moved to Paris where he worked as a freelance pianist, accompanying singing master classes.

It was accompanying singers that got him into the world of opera, and in 1984, he made his conducting debut at the Théatre des Champs-Elysées in Paris, directing Francesco Cavalli’s Ormindo. He remained with the Paris Opera as deputy music JONATHAN DARLINGTON. PHOTO BY SVETLANA LOBOFF.

director until 1993, conducting productions of Die Zauberflöte and Das Lied von der Erde.

In 2001, Jonathan made his first conducting appearance with Vancouver Opera, after which, Jim Wright, the General Director at the time, invited him to lead the orchestra. In 2002 he was offered the position as Music Director of Vancouver Opera, with his first appearance conducting La Bohème in 2003. During his tenure with VO, he conducted three of Strauss’s masterpieces: Electra, Salome, and Ariadne auf Naxos. These performances boosted the calibre of VO, which created a lot of traction for VO’s renowned artistic level.

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The 2nd Annual Vancouver Opera Festival marked his last event as Music Director with a special concert entitled From Russia with Love to Jonathan Darlington,

before he stepped down from his 15 years in the post. He was named Music Director Emeritus in 2018.

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INTRODUCING OUR 2021–2022 YOUNG ARTISTS PARTICIPANTS

The Yulanda M. Faris Young Artists Program began in 2012 with a gift from the Moh Faris Family.

Since its inception, 35 singers, seven pianists, and six stage directors have participated in the program led by Program Director Leslie Dala, principal coach Kinza Tyrrell, and coach Tina Chang with ongoing support from Music Director Emeritus Jonathan Darlington and acclaimed mezzosoprano, Judith Forst.

PHOTOS (from top, left to right): SOPRANO JONELLE SILLS; MEZZO-SOPRANO HILLARY TUFFORD; TENOR IAN CLEARY; BARITONE, LUKA KAWABATA; PIANIST AMY SEULKY LEE; DIRECTOR AMANDA TESTINI

This residency program provides professional development for artists in the initial stages of their opera career through masterclasses, coaching and

workshops. Designed to provide tools and skills in all areas required to be a successful artist, sessions include but are not limited to: musical coaching, diction, language, acting, dance, vocal health, nutrition, and performance opportunities when possible.

This season we are thrilled to welcome back soprano Jonelle Sills, tenor Ian Cleary, baritone Luka Kawabata, and pianist Amy Seulky Lee. Joining us for the first time is mezzo-soprano Hillary Tufford and stage director Amanda Testini. Learn more about our young artists at vancouveropera.ca/YAP 27

VO BOARD AND STAFF

VANCOUVER OPERA BOARD OF DIRECTORS Chair Richard Rees Vice Chair Susan Van der Flier Treasurer Roger Flowerdew Secretary Krista Johanson Massoud Abedi Amrita Ahuja Human Alghabi Meera Bawa Milton Carrasco Catherine Dangerfield Valerie Jerome Kirk LaPointe Pierre Lebel Maria Leone Bill Maclagan Jennifer Muench Jan Sampson Carol Tsuyuki Alexi White Andrea Wood

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Company Manager Howard Lee Associate Conductor and Chorus Director Leslie Dala Repetiteur Tina Chang Orchestra Manager Jim Littleford Music Librarian Tom Shorthouse Orchestra Stage Manager Jim Tranquilla

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PRODUCTION

VANCOUVER OPERA STAFF General Director Tom Wright Music Director Emeritus Jonathan Darlington Director of Artistic Planning Adrianne Wurz Chief Development Officer Lisa Westermark Director of Finance and Administration Doug Querns Director of Marketing Sarah Hitner

Technical Director Autumn Coppaway Assistant Technical Director Michael Kerns Head of Properties Stephen Elgar Head of Wardrobe Tiffany Bishop Stage Managers Theresa Tsang Marijka Asbeek Brusse Michelle Harrison Collette Berg

Manager, Annual Campaign Erin Reddekopp Manager, Strategic Partnerships Taryn Plater Manager, Major Gifts Lauren Watson

Accounting and Payroll Manager William Murgatroyd Office Services Administrator Haley Magrill

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PARTNERSHIPS AND ENGAGEMENT Manager of Partnerships and Engagement Ashley Daniel Foot Teaching Artists Jennifer Butler Eve-Lyn de la Haye Cara Guri Cassie Luftspring Lesley Sutherland Maya Occhionero Boyd Eve Daniell

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FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION

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ARTISTIC PLANNING

YULANDA M. FARIS YOUNG ARTISTS PROGRAM Program Head Leslie Dala Head Coach Kinza Tyrrell Coach Tina Chang Jonelle Sills, Soprano Hillary Tufford, Mezzo-Soprano Ian Cleary, Tenor Luka Kawabata, Baritone Amy Seulky Lee, Pianist Amanda Testini, Director 29

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