don pasquale

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DON PASQUALE
By Gaetano Donizetti
FEBRUARY 19-21, 2016
Kravis Center for the Performing Arts
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2016 SEASON
Letter from the Chairman | 6
Board of Directors | 7
Letter from the General Director | 8
Don Pasquale | 14
Cast of Characters | 15
Story Synopsis | 16
Conductor’s Notes | 18
Stage Director | 19
Cast | 20
Creative Team | 22
Production Staff | 26
Supporters | 32
Join Our Opera Family | 40
2017 Season Announcement | 43
Palm Beach Opera Guild | 46
Palm Beach Opera Staff | 50
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L ETTER F R O M T H E C H A IRM A N
Dear Palm Beach Opera Patrons:
Thank you for joining us for a weekend of fun with Donizetti’s
comedy Don Pasquale, a welcome moment of levity after the
dramatic Carmen production. I’m sure you too still have the
final duet in your minds and ears, one of opera’s greatest
confrontations of ill-fated lovers. Carmen proved to be
a wonderful artistic success, and I thank all of you for also
having turned Carmen into our biggest box-office success
of the past five years!
The announcement of our Executive Committee-led 2016
Matching Gift of $100,000 provided additional excitement to our Opening weekend. I’m happy to report
that many of you were inspired to join in this effort with additional sponsorships and contributions.
To date, we have matched about 50% of the gift. Please help us reach our target and close a portion of
our remaining 2016 financial gap.
As promised, we’ve announced our blockbuster 2017 season, which will bring you Italian passion and
British hilarity! You can find out more about the season in our General Director’s message on Page 8.
We are focusing on three key activities to close out an overall 2016 season:
- Continue broadening our membership in the Palm Beach Opera family: The Board of Directors,
Board of Governors, and the Palm Beach Opera Guild all welcome new members with fresh ideas
that help the company evolve and flourish. Please contact me or one of our staff members if you
are interested in getting more involved.
- Secure a new home for Palm Beach Opera: Some of you may know that our current office lease is
not being renewed as of July 2016. We are in the process of evaluating new office spaces, which
may turn into an opportunity to combine offices, rehearsal and production spaces all ‘under one roof’.
- Close the remaining 2016 financial gap and build future financial sustainability by increasing
our fundraising initiatives: In order for Palm Beach Opera to continue fulfilling its mission, we need
to satisfy this year’s financial needs as well as set up reserves and endowments. Opera remains
the most invigorating, challenging, and fascinating art form. Consequently, opera also requires and
deserves great financial support.
Your role and involvement is critically important to secure the future of Palm Beach Opera. As patrons and
contributors, all of you will shape the future of world-class opera in Palm Beach County. I urge you to play
a significant part in Palm Beach Opera’s success, and I hope you will encourage your friends to join you.
Dennis K. Williams
Chairman of the Board
PA ST C H A I R S
Marc S. Solomon (2009-2012)
James W. Beasley, Jr. (2005-2008)
Robert M. Montgomery (1986-2005)
Shannon Ginn (1984-1985)
Herb Benn (1982-1983)
Dr. Elwood Groves (1977-1979)
William D. Chalek (1977-1979)
Dr. Warner Earle Fusselle (1976)
James Nemec (1973-1975)
William K. de Veer (1972)
Mrs. Carleton R. Dodge (1973)
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B O A R D O F D I R E C T ORS
OFFICERS
Mr. Dennis K. Williams
Chairman
Mrs. Gladys Benenson
Vice President
Mr. John A. Domenico
Vice President
Mr. Charles Gottesman
Vice President
Dr. David I. Kosowsky
Vice President
Dr. Marsha Laufer
Vice President
Mr. Nathan Leventhal
Vice President
Mrs. Ari Rifkin
Vice President
Mr. Marc S. Solomon
Vice President
Mr. Peter A. Hoffman
Secretary/Treasurer
DIRECTORS
Mr. Sanford M. Baklor
Dr. Elizabeth Bowden
Mr. William G. Brown
Mrs. Rita Denerstein
Mrs. Annette Y. Friedland
Mrs. Ann Fromer
Mr. Paul A. Goldner
Mr. Chuck Hardwick
Mrs. Ronnie Isenberg
Mrs. Florence Kaufman
Mrs. Vicki Kellogg
Mr. Howard Lester
Mrs. Mary M. Montgomery
Mr. John J. Pohanka
RADM Philip Whitacre
EMERITI
Mrs. Claire Chasanoff
Mr. Leon Fassler*
Mrs. Arlette Gordon
Mrs. Virginia Longo
Mrs. Charlotte Miller
Mrs. Sunny Miller
Mrs. Helen K. Persson*
Mr. M. Mac Schwebel*
Mrs. Muriel Shapiro
Mrs. Reneé Silvester*
Mrs. Barbara Weimer
B O A R D O F G O V E R NORS
GOVERNORS
Dr. & Mrs. Sander M. Abend
Mr. & Mrs. Stephen & Madeline Anbinder
Mrs. Peg Anderson
Dr. & Mrs. Hans D. Baumann
Mr. & Mrs. Douglas Daft
Ms. Nancy Edman Feldman & Mr. Mike Chefetz
Mrs. Arlette Gordon
Mr. & Mrs. Carl H. Hewitt
Mr. Michael McCafferty & Mr. Joseph Horton
Mrs. Anka Palitz
Mr. & Mrs. Ellis Parker
Mrs. Muriel A. Shapiro
Mrs. Rita Taca
Ann Van Ness
Dr. & Mrs. Charles Weissmann
Mrs. Sieglinde Wikstrom
HONORARY GOVERNORS
Mrs. Veronica Atkins
Mrs. Cornelia T. Bailey
Mrs. Ariane Csonka-Comstock
Mr. James Crystal
Ms. Hermine Drezner & Mr. Jan Winkler
Mr. Michael Dyer
Mr. & Mrs. Paul Efron
Mrs. Estelle Fassler, In Memory of Leon Fassler
Mr. & Mrs. Gordon Getty
Mr. & Mrs. Allan Greenblatt
Mr. & Mrs. Ronald S. Kochman
Mrs. Virginia Longo
Mrs. Hermé de Wyman Miro
Mrs. Suzanne L. Niedland
Mr. & Mrs. Salvatore Nuzzo
Mrs. Lois Pope
Mrs. Rose Price
Mr. & Mrs. Beverlee & John J. Raymond, Jr.
Mr. Israel Schubert
Mrs. Karen Tell
Martin & Toni Sosnoff
Mrs. Roseanne Williams
*In memoriam
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LE TT ER F ROM T H E G E N E R AL DIRECT OR
Dear Palm Beach Opera Friends:
I’m delighted to welcome you to our mid-season production
of Don Pasquale. The cast we have assembled for this
production is internationally known for Italian comedies, and
brings a wealth of stylistic knowledge to Palm Beach. Under
the experienced baton of Antonino Fogliani, who has made
bel canto opera his specialty, and under the stage direction
of Fenlon Lamb, who drew a hilarious Barber of Seville two
seasons ago, you will hear Donizetti at his finest!
As always in February, we are thrilled to announce your opera program for the next season. We will
open the 2017 season with Giacomo Puccini’s much beloved Madama Butterfly, one of the world’s
most produced operas for good reason: the melodies are stunning, the story heart-breaking, and the
orchestral sound, shaped by our chief conductor David Stern, will keep you on the edge of your
seat from the first to the last note. In March, you will have the opportunity to be acquainted with
Giuseppe Verdi’s curse-driven Rigoletto, an opera filled with hit tunes including the world-famous
‘La donna è mobile’. Metropolitan Opera baritone and Palm Beach Opera audiences favorite, Michael
Chioldi, who has been spearheading our past two Opera @ The Waterfront Concerts in addition to
singing dramatic Verdi roles like Macbeth, Nabucco, Conte di Luna in Il trovatore, Rodrigo in Don Carlo
and many others all over the world, will return to Palm Beach Opera to sing the title role of the
tragic jester. In April, for our comic opera of the season, we will present to you Gilbert and Sullivan’s
The Pirates of Penzance, a co-production with the Atlanta Opera. The cast is made up of noteworthy
opera singers, with the great American powerhouse mezzo-soprano Stephanie Blythe in the role of Ruth.
Just like Carmen this past weekend, next season’s performances are likely to sell out. I therefore
encourage you to renew your subscription promptly, and enjoy our early renewal discount as well as
choice of best seats.
We will continue our Opera @ The Waterfront concert in December, Opera Cabaret and One Opera in
One Hour performances in February, and will shortly announce also our Gala performer. The Benenson
Young Artists will be showcased in various community concerts, and we will expand our Education and
Community Engagement Programs further.
Your patronage is crucial to the success of the whole Palm Beach Opera community. I thank you
for your continued generous support, and I look forward to seeing all of you at our last opera,
Ariadne auf Naxos, in March.
Thank you for being a part of our opera family, enjoy the performance!
Daniel Biaggi
General Director
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D O N PA SQ U A L E SP O NSORS
Palm Beach Opera acknowledges with sincere gratitude and appreciation the
following generous major donors whose designated contributions have been
instrumental in making this production of Don Pasquale possible.
Mrs. Cornelia T. Bailey
Mr. & Mrs. William G. Brown
Toni & Martin Sosnoff
Mr. & Mrs. Ellis Parker
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I N D I V I D UA L SE A SO N H ONOREES
Palm Beach Opera salutes the individuals who provide critical leadership support
needed to make each season possible through their annual gifts. These individuals
enable the company to achieve the highest artistic standards possible, and to make an
extraordinary impact on our community.
The following in our Leadership Council cumulatively support in the amount of $100,000
or more annually. (List complete as of 1/27/16)
Mrs. Cornelia T. Bailey
Mrs. Gladys Benenson
Mrs. Ronnie Isenberg
Drs. Marsha & Henry Laufer
Mrs. Mary M. Montgomery
Mrs. & Mr. Dennis K. Williams
Mrs. Ari Rifkin
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I N D I V I D UA L SE A SO N H ONOREES
The following in our Chairman Platinum Circle cumulatively support in the amount of
$50,000 - $99,999 annually. (List complete as of 1/27/16)
Mr. and Mrs. William G. Brown
Mrs. & Mr. Paul A. Goldner
Mrs. Charlotte Kimelman*
Mrs. & Mr. Howard Lester
Mrs. & Mr. Marc S. Solomon
*In Memoriam
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TH AN K Y O U T O O U R SP ONSORS
PRESTO – $25,000 +
GE Foundation
Gladys and Sy Ziv Foundation
VIVACE – $10,000–$24,999
The Itto A. Willits Charitable Foundation, BMO Private Bank
Meridian Capital Group, Israel Schubert
Alvin and Louise Myerberg Family Foundation
Palm Beach Investment Research Group
ALLEGRO – $7,500–$9,999
The Barron Group at UBS Financial
Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation
ANDANTE – $5,000-$7,499
Friends of the Cultural Arts
Fritz and Levinia Jensen Foundation
Ruth Nelson Kraft Foundation
Mae Cadwell Rovensky Foundation
ADAGIO – $2,500–$4,999
H.E. Hill Foundation, Inc.
The Lunder Foundation
The Lawrence and Marjorie Stoll Foundation
LARGO – Up to $2,499
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PA L M B E A C H O P E RA
DON PASQUALE
FEBRUARY 19, 20, 21, 2016
AT THE RAYMOND F. KRAVIS CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS
An opera performed in 3 acts
Sung in Italian
With English Supertitles
Music by Gaetano Donizetti
Libretto by Giovanni Ruffini
First Performance
Théâtre Italien, Paris
January 3, 1843
Last Palm Beach Opera Performance
2006
PRODUCTION SPONSORS
Production Underwriter: Mrs. Cornelia T. Bailey
Performance Sponsor: Mr. & Mrs. William G. Brown
Title Role Sponsor: Toni & Martin Sosnoff
Supertitles Sponsor: Palm Beach Opera Guild
Opening Night Dinner Sponsor: Mr. & Mrs. Ellis Parker
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C AST O F C H A R A C T E RS
Conductor: Antonino Fogliani
Director: Fenlon Lamb
In order of vocal appearance
Don Pasquale:
Dr. Malatesta:
Ernesto:
Norina:
Notary:
Carlo Lepore+
Lucas Meachem
David Portillo
Janai Brugger
Robert Watson*
PALM BEACH OPERA ORCHESTRA AND CHORUS
Scenic and Costume Designer:
Lighting Designer:
Hair and Make-up Designer:
Associate Conductor & Chorus Master:
Rehearsal Pianists:
English Supertitles:
Scenery and Costumes Provided By:
Allen Moyer
Doug Provost
Kathy Waszkelewicz
Greg Ritchey
Timothy Cheung, Zalman Kelber*
Brett Finley
Glimmerglass Opera
+ Palm Beach Opera Debut
* Benenson Young Artist
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ST O RY SY N O P SI S
Approximate running time: 2 hours and 30 minutes
Act I, scenes 1-3
Don Pasquale’s bed chamber
Act I, scenes 4 & 5
At the theater
Act II
Don Pasquale’s salon
INTERMISSION
Act III, scenes 1-3
Don Pasquale’s redecorated salon
Act III, scene 4
Another chamber at Don Paquale’s
Act III, scenes 5-7
Pasquale’s garden courtyard
DON PASQUALE
ACT I. The old bachelor Don Pasquale plans to
marry in order to punish his rebellious nephew,
Ernesto, who is in love with the young widow
Norina. Pasquale wants an heir so he can cut
the young man off without a penny. He consults
Dr. Malatesta, who suggests as a bride his
own beautiful younger sister (“Bella siccome
un angelo”). Feeling his youth returning, the
delighted Pasquale tells Malatesta to arrange
a meeting at once. Ernesto enters and again
refuses to marry a woman of his uncle’s
choice. Pasquale tells him that he will have
to leave the house, then announces his own
marriage plans to his astonished nephew.
With no inheritance, Ernesto sees his dreams
evaporating. To make matters worse, he
learns that his friend Malatesta has arranged
Pasquale’s marriage.
On her terrace, Norina laughs over a silly
romantic story she’s reading. She is certain of
her own ability to charm a man (“Quel guardo
il cavaliere”). Malatesta arrives. He is in fact
plotting on behalf of her and Ernesto and
explains his plan: Norina is to impersonate his
(nonexistent) sister, marry Pasquale in a mock
ceremony, and drive him to such desperation
that he will be at their mercy. Norina is eager
to play the role if it will help her win Ernesto
(Duet: “Pronta io son”).
ACT II. Ernesto, who knows nothing of
Malatesta’s scheme, laments the loss of
Norina, imagining his future as an exile
(“Cercherò lontana terra”). He leaves when
Pasquale appears, impatient to meet his
bride-to-be. The old man is enchanted when
Malatesta introduces the timid “Sofronia”
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ST O RY SY N O P SI S
and decides to get married at once. During
the wedding ceremony, Ernesto bursts in and
accuses Norina of faithlessness. Malatesta
quickly whispers an explanation and Ernesto
plays witness to the wedding contract. As
soon as the document is sealed and Pasquale
has signed over his fortune to his bride, Norina
changes her act from demure girl to willful
shrew. The shocked Pasquale protests, while
Norina, Ernesto, and Malatesta enjoy their
success (Quartet: “È rimasto là impietrato”).
INTERMISSION
ACT III. Pasquale’s new “wife” has continued
her extravagant ways and amassed a stack
of bills. When servants arrive carrying more
purchases, Pasquale furiously resolves to
assert his rights as husband. Norina enters,
dressed elegantly for the theater, and gives
him a slap when he tries to bar her way. He
threatens her with divorce, while she, in an
aside, expresses sympathy for the old man’s
pain (Duet: “Signorina, in tanta fretta”). As she
leaves, she drops a letter implying that she
has a rendezvous with an unknown suitor in
the garden that night. The desperate Pasquale
sends for Malatesta and leaves the servants
to comment on working in a household
fraught with such confusion. Malatesta then
tells Ernesto to make sure that Pasquale
will not recognize him when he plays his
part in the garden that evening. Alone with
Pasquale, Malatesta assures him they will trap
“Sofronia” in a compromising situation (Duet:
“Cheti, cheti, immatinente”). Pasquale agrees
to leave everything to Malatesta.
In the garden, Ernesto serenades Norina, who
responds rapturously (Duet: “Tornami a dir che
m’ami”). They are interrupted by Pasquale and
Malatesta—too late to catch the young man,
who slips into the house while “Sofronia” plays
the innocent wife. Malatesta announces that
Ernesto is about to introduce his own bride,
Norina, into the house. “Sofronia” protests she
will never share the roof with another woman
and threatens to leave. Pasquale can hardly
contain his joy and grants permission for
Ernesto to marry Norina, with his inheritance.
When Sofronia turns out to be Norina, Pasquale
accepts the situation with good humor, gives
the couple his blessing, and joins in observing
that marriage is not for an old man (Finale:
“La morale in tutto questo”).
THE BACKGROUND
Don Pasquale was declared an immediate
success after the Paris premiere in January
1843. The plot of the opera shares similarities
to that of Ben Jonson’s play Epicœne, or The
silent woman (1609); some suggest that
Jonson’s play directly inspired Donizetti’s
sixty-third opera Don Pasquale. While working
on the opera, Donizetti and the poet Giovanni
Ruffini squabbled over Donizetti’s incessant
changes to the libretto. In the end, Ruffini
refused to have his name attached to the
opera. On the original published libretto,
Donizetti used the initials “M.A.” rather
than Ruffini’s name. “M.A.” served as a
pseudonym for Michele Accursi, a personal
friend of Donizetti’s.
Interesting fact: Donizetti facetiously wrote
that Don Pasquale only took him 11 days to
compose; in reality, the work took about three
months to complete.
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CONDUCTOR
ANTONINO FOGLIANI,
CONDUCTOR
Fogliani studied composition
at the Conservatorio “G. B.
Martini” in Bologna with
Francesco
Carluccio
and
graduated with honors in
orchestral conducting at the Milan Conservatory,
under Vittorio Parisi. He then furthered his musical
training at the Accademia Musicale Chigiana in
Siena where he studied composition with Franco
Donatoni and Ennio Morricone and conducting
with Gianluigi Gelmetti.
His debut at the Rossini Opera Festival in Pesaro
in 2001 with Il viaggio a Reims was the beginning
of a remarkable international career. Since then
he conducted productions of Donizetti’s Ugo
conte di Parigi and Maria Stuarda at Teatro alla
Scala in Milan, Mascagni's Amica and Rossini’s
Mosè in Egitto at the Teatro dell’Opera di Roma,
Lucia di Lammermoor in St. Gallen, Verdi’s Oberto
conte di San Bonifacio at Teatro Filarmonico di
Verona, Il barbiere di Siviglia at Teatro La Fenice in
Venice, and Bellini’s La sonnambula at the Teatro
Calderón de Valladolid. He conducted Paisiello’s
Il Socrate immaginario at the Teatro San Carlo
in Naples (2005; new production by Roberto De
Simone), as well as the 2007 reprise at Teatro alla
Scala in Milan.
He has conducted and recorded several titles
of Rossini (Otello, Il signor Bruschino, La scala
di seta, L’occasione fa il ladro, Edipo coloneo,
Ciro in Babilonia, La cenerentola, Il turco in Italia,
Semiramide, Adina). In 2011 he was appointed
Musical Director of Rossini in Wildbad Festival:
there he conducted the first contemporary
performances of Mercadante’s Don Chisciotte
alle nozze di Gamaccio and I briganti, Vaccaj’s
La sposa di Messina and Giovanni Tadolini’s
additions to Rossini’s Stabat Mater (for which he
reconstructed the orchestral score).
Fogliani made his American debut in 2011
conducting Lucia di Lammermoor at the Houston
Grand Opera. In 2012 he debuted Aïda at the Teatro
Regio in Parma adding to the Verdi repertoire
which he had previously conducted (Rigoletto,
Giovanna d’Arco, La battaglia di Legnano, La traviata,
I masnadieri, and I Lombardi alla prima crociata).
He opened the 2014/15 season with his acclaimed
company debut at the Opernhaus in Graz with
Guglielmo Tell, followed by Don Giovanni in Oslo,
La cenerentola in Rouen and Bern, Il barbiere di
Siviglia at Opéra de Dijon, La fille du régiment at
Palm Beach Opera, Madama Buttefly at Opéra de
Lille and at Grand Théâtre de la Ville de Luxembourg,
Bianca e Faliero and L’inganno felice at Rossini
in Wildbad Festival, IX Symphony by Beethoven
with the Orchestre Philharmonique de Montecarlo
and Don Giovanni with Den Norske Opera in Oslo.
The 2015/16 season began with great successes
in Carmen for Den Norske Opera and La traviata
in Kopenhagen. Among his future plans are La
cenerentola at Den Norske Opera, La bohème
in Antwerp, Don Pasquale in Palm Beach, La
cambiale di matrimonio in Strasbourg, L’italiana in
Algeri in Toulouse, Ariadne auf Naxos in Enschede,
Faust at Houston Grand Opera and Maria Stuarda
at Opéra Monte Carlo.
In the symphonic field he has conducted the
Orchestra of Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
and Orchestra dell’Opera di Roma, the Orchestra
of Teatro Comunale di Bologna, the Orchestra
of the Teatro San Carlo in Naples, the Orchestra
Sinfonica della Fondazione Toscanini di Parma, the
Orchestra Regionale della Toscana, the Orchestra
Filarmonica of Teatro Massimo Bellini of Catania,
the Orchestra of Teatro alla Scala, I Pomeriggi
Musicali in Milan, the Spanish orchestras of La
Coruña, Tenerife and Castilla y Leon, the Orchestra
of the Teatro Municipal in Santiago de Chile,
the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, the Ensemble
Orchestral de Paris, Orchestre de Bretagne and the
Württembergische Philharmonie Reutlingen.
Fogliani has recorded for Arthaus Musik,
Bongiovanni, Dynamic and Naxos. Since 2011
he has taught orchestral conducting at the
Conservatory G. Tartini in Trieste. He lives
in Bologna.
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S TA G E D I R E C T O R
FENLON LAMB,
STAGE DIRECTOR
Opera News called stage
director Fenlon Lamb “moving
and convincing” and Seen and
Heard International praised
her “well-honed theatrical
sensibility.” Returning for her fourth season with
Palm Beach Opera, Ms. Lamb directed last year’s
“opulent” La bohème and a “madcap” Il barbiere
di Siviglia in 2014.
She is the Director of Opera at Bar Harbor Music
Festival where she has designed and directed
engaging productions of Carmen, L’elisir d’amore,
Madama Butterfly, Il barbiere di Siviglia, Le nozze
di Figaro and La cenerentola.
Ms. Lamb is the new Director of Opera at UMKC
Conservatory of Music and Dance where she
directs Die Zauberflöte and The Turn of the Screw
this season.
Recent directorial engagements include Don
Pasquale for the Crested Butte Music Festival,
The Pearl Fishers with Dayton Opera, Verdi’s
Rigoletto at Arizona Opera, Massenet’s Werther at
Mobile Opera, Humperdinck’s Hänsel und Gretel
at Nightingale Opera, and Wagner’s Der fliegende
Holländer at Opera Carolina. Beginning her career
as Director of Opera at Kent State University,
Ms. Lamb directed full productions of Dido and
Aeneas, The Telephone, Trial by Jury and Handel’s
Semele. This was followed by her main-stage
debut directing La traviata for Toledo Opera.
Future engagements include new productions of
Suor Angelica/Gianni Schicchi for Opera Santa
Barbara and La traviata with Finger Lakes Opera
along with the world premiere of Riders of the
Purple Sage with Arizona Opera in 2017.
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C A ST
CARLO LEPORE
DON PASQUALE
Bass (Rome, Italy)
Palm Beach Opera Debut
Upcoming Engagements: Mustafa, L’italiana in Algeri, Oper Köln; Don Magnifico,
La cenerentola, Teatro Regio di Torino; Bartolo, Le nozze di Figaro, Glyndebourne
Festival Opera; Don Pasquale, Don Pasquale, Beijing National Centre for the
Performing Arts
Career Highlights: Bartolo, Le nozze di Figaro, Royal Opera House/Teatro dell’Opera
di Roma/Houston Grand Opera; Bartolo, Il barbiere di Siviglia, Opéra National de
Paris/L’Opéra de Montréal/Teatro Colón/Teatro San Carlo; Don Basilio, Il barbiere
di Siviglia, Teatro Real de Madrid; Gianni Schicchi, Gianni Schicchi, Teatro Regio di
Torino; Dulcamara, L’elisir d’amore, Teatro La Fenice/Oper Köln; Gaudenzio, Signor
Bruschino, Rossini Opera Festival; Tarabotto, L’inganno felice, Rossini Opera Festival;
Don Magnifico, La cenerentola, Teatro dell’Opera di Roma/Teatro San Carlo; Leporello,
Don Giovanni, Teatro Verdi di Trieste/Teatro Regio di Torino/Savonlinna Opera Festival;
Don Alfonso, Così fan tutte, Oper Köln/Teatro Regio di Torino; Falstaff, Falstaff, Teatro
Regio di Parma
Awards: Giovanni Battista Pergolesi Competition; Adriano Belli Competition;
Tiberini Gold Prize
Education: Accademia Musicale Chigiana
JANAI BRUGGER
NORINA
Soprano (Chicago, Illinois)
Last seen at Palm Beach Opera: Juliette, Roméo et Juliette, 2012
Upcoming Engagements: Micaëla, Carmen, Lyric Opera of Kansas City; Musetta,
La bohème, Los Angeles Opera
Career Highlights: Pamina, Die Zauberflöte, Royal Opera House/Los Angeles Opera;
Liù, Turandot, Metropolitan Opera/Hawaii Opera Theatre; Helena, The Enchanted
Island, Metropolitan Opera; Micaëla, Carmen, Opera Colorado/Washington National
Opera; Musetta, La bohème, Los Angeles Opera; First Lady, Die Zauberflöte,
Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Barbarina, Le nozze di Figaro, Los Angeles Opera;
High Priestess, Aïda, Los Angeles Philharmonic
Awards: Operalia Competition; Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions
Grand Prize
Education: University of Michigan; DePaul University
DAVID PORTILLO
ERNESTO
Tenor (San Antonio, Texas)
Last seen at Palm Beach Opera: Almaviva, Il barbiere di Siviglia, 2014
Upcoming Engagements: David, Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, Glyndebourne
Festival Opera
Career Highlights: Almaviva, Il barbiere di Siviglia, Metropolitan Opera/Wiener
Staatsoper; Andres, Wozzeck, Lyric Opera of Chicago; Pedrillo, Die Entführung aus
dem Serail, Festival d’Aix-en-Provence/Théâtre des Champs-Elysées; Don Ramiro,
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C A ST
La cenerentola, Washington National Opera; Tamino, Die Zauberflöte, Houston Grand
Opera; Don Ottavio, Don Giovanni, Opera Philadelphia; Tonio, La Fille du Régiment,
Arizona Opera; Lurcanio, Ariodante, Festival d’Aix-en-Provence; Don Gaspar,
La Favorite, Salzburger Festspiele; Don Narciso, Il turco in Italia, Angers-Nantes Opéra;
Gonzalve, L’heure espagnole, Saito-Kinen Festival; Ralph Rackstraw, HMS Pinafore,
Arizona Opera; David, Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, Lyric Opera of Chicago
Awards: Sullivan Foundation; Shoshana Foundation; American Opera Society of
Chicago; Bel Canto Scholarship Foundation
Education: University of North Texas; University of Texas at San Antonio
LUCAS MEACHEM
DR. MALATESTA
Baritone (Raleigh, North Carolina)
Last seen at Palm Beach Opera: Papageno, Die Zauberflöte, 2006
Upcoming Engagements: Il conte Almaviva, Le nozze di Figaro, Théâtre du Capitole
de Toulouse; Don Giovanni, Don Giovanni, Semperoper Dresden
Career Highlights: Figaro, Il barbiere di Siviglia, San Francisco Opera/San Diego
Opera/Los Angeles Opera/Den Norske Oper; Silvio, I pagliacci, Metropolitan
Opera; Marcello, La bohème, Royal Opera House/Chicago Lyric Opera; Figaro,
The Ghosts of Versailles, Los Angeles Opera; Valentin, Faust, Lyric Opera of Chicago/
Minnesota Opera/New Orleans Opera; Don Giovanni, Don Giovanni, San Francisco
Opera/Glyndebourne Festival Opera/Santa Fe Opera; Mercutio, Roméo et Juliette,
Metropolitan Opera; Billy Budd, Billy Budd, Opéra National de Paris; Il conte Almaviva,
Le nozze di Figaro, Bayerische Staatsoper/San Francisco Opera; Zurga, Les Pêcheurs
de Perles, Florida Grand Opera
Awards: Palm Beach Opera Competition; Mario Lanza Competition; Jessie
Kneisel Competition
Education: Yale School of Music; Eastman School of Music; Appalachian
State University
ROBERT WATSON
NOTARY
Tenor (Kansas City, Missouri)
Last seen at Palm Beach Opera: El Remendado, Carmen, 2016
Upcoming Engagements: Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9, Kansas City Symphony; Eric
(cover), Die fliegende Höllander, Deutsche Oper Berlin; Grigory the Pretender, Boris
Godunov, Deutsche Oper Berlin
Career Highlights: Henry Cox, Dolores Claiborne, San Francisco Opera; Nika
Magadoff, The Consul, Opera Santa Barbara; Male Chorus, The Rape of Lucretia,
Merola Opera Program; Bégearss, The Ghosts of Versailles, Wolf Trap Opera; Sailor,
Le pauvre matelot, Wolf Trap Opera; Pinkerton, Madama Butterfly, National Symphony
Orchestra; Nissen, Enemies, a Love Story, Palm Beach Opera; Noble, Lohengrin,
San Francisco Opera; Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9, Philadelphia Orchestra
Awards: Irene Dalis Award; Shoshana Foundation; Catherine Filene Shouse Grant;
Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions Regional Finalist
Education: San Francisco Conservatory; Oklahoma City University
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C R E AT I V E T E A M
GREG RITCHEY,
ALLEN MOYER,
ASSOCIATE CONDUCTOR
& CHORUS MASTER
A versatile musician on the
podium and at the keyboard,
conductor Gregory Ritchey
has held positions with
companies both in the US and
internationally, including the Wexford Opera Festival,
Palm Beach Opera, the Amalfi Coast Music Festival
and the Opera Theatre of Saint Louis. Most notably
in recent seasons, he has conducted productions
of Le nozze di Figaro, Turn of the Screw, Gianni
Schicchi, and a workshop Terence Blanchard’s
opera, Champion. He returns in the 2015 – 2016
season to both the Wexford Festival and Palm
Beach Opera as Associate Conductor. During his
time with Palm Beach Opera, he has been Chorus
Master for more than twenty productions including
Macbeth, Turandot, Don Giovanni, I pagliacci,
Madama Butterfly, La traviata, La bohème, L’italiana
in Algeri, L’elisir d’amore, Nabucco, and Orfeo ed
Euridice, as well as Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9
and Verdi’s Requiem.
Mr. Ritchey also maintains an active chamber music,
collaborative and solo piano career, performing
throughout the United States and Europe. In a
recent recital at the Wexford Festival, Opera News
noted that Mr. Ritchey “partnered superbly at the
piano.” In the 2015 – 2016 season, Mr. Ritchey
will join with renowned tenor David Portillo for a
series of recitals in Florida and Texas. Mr. Ritchey
has previously held music staff positions with
outstanding companies across the US, including
the Dallas Opera, Central City Opera, Des Moines
Metro Opera, Bard Music Festival, Virginia Opera
and Sarasota Opera.
Mr. Ritchey has been a faculty member at University
of North Texas, Louisiana State University, and
Texas Christian University. He earned a BM degree
from the University of North Texas and the MM
degree from the Juilliard School of Music.
SCENIC AND COSTUME
DESIGNER
Allen Moyer’s recent credits
include Enemies, A Love
Story (Palm Beach Opera),
Die
Fledermaus
(English
National Opera), Curlew River
(Tanglewood Festival) and the premieres of Dolores
Claiborne (San Francisco Opera), and Champion
(Opera Theatre of Saint Louis). He has designed
Orfeo ed Euridice for the Metropolitan Opera
directed by Mark Morris, The Last Savage and
Les Contes d’Hoffmann for Santa Fe Opera, The
Death of Klinghoffer for Opera Theatre of Saint
Louis, Virginia and The Ghosts of Versailles for the
Wexford Festival, Nixon in China for the Canadian
Opera Company, plus many productions for San
Francisco Opera, Houston Grand Opera, Scottish
Opera, Washington National Opera, Glimmerglass
Opera, Welsh National Opera, Accademia Nazionale
di Santa Cecilia, Seattle Opera and several
productions for New York City Opera, including
Gertrude Stein and Virgil Thomson’s The Mother
of Us All, Il trittico, Il viaggio a Reims, and
La bohème (also broadcast on “Live from Lincoln
Center”). Mr. Moyer also designed the premiere of
Ricky Ian Gordon and Michael Korie’s The Grapes
of Wrath for Minnesota Opera, the Delibes ballet
Sylvia for San Francisco Ballet, and Romeo and
Juliet: On motifs of Shakespeare for Mark Morris
Dance Group.
Broadway credits have included The Lyons,
Lysistrata Jones, the musical Grey Gardens (Tony/
Drama Desk/Outer Critic’s Circle nominations and
the 2006 Hewes Award from the American Theater
Wing), After Miss Julie, Little Dog Laughed, Twelve
Angry Men (including the National Tour), and The
Constant Wife. His extensive theater credits also
include productions for Playwright’s Horizons, The
Public Theater/New York Shakespeare Festival,
Second Stage, The Roundabout Theatre, Signature
Theatre Company, The Drama Dept., Guthrie
Theater, Manhattan Theater Club and Lincoln
Center Theater Company.
Moyer is the recipient of a 2006 OBIE Award for
sustained excellence.
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C R E AT I V E T E A M
DOUG PROVOST,
KATHY
WASZKELEWICZ,
LIGHTING DESIGNER
HAIR AND
MAKE-UP DESIGNER
Since 1981 Kathy has worked
with over 20 different opera
companies. She was the winner
of the William Zauder Award for
outstanding makeup at the NCA National Show Case
in Las Vegas. Kathy has been a makeup artist for
the Tony Awards and the Kennedy Center Honors,
had toured with Disney’s National Tour of Beauty
and the Beast and as their head makeup and
prosthetic artist. Kathy has been with Palm Beach
Opera since 1993 and became the resident wig
and makeup designer in 1999. Kathy participated with
Palm Beach Opera’s Swing & Sings summer camp
for kids, and enjoys Children’s Performance days.
PBO2
Douglas Provost is the Director
of Production and resident
lighting designer for Arizona
Opera. Douglas has designed
the scenery and projections for
the Arizona Opera production
of Il trovatore, and projection designs for Die
Zauberflöte, The Flying Dutchman, Faust, and
Don Pasquale. Additionally, Douglas designed the
lighting for the 2006 and 2007 Kevin Kline Awardwinning productions of You’re a Good Man Charlie
Brown and Snoopy!!!. Mr. Provost has designed
for such companies as Cincinnati Opera, Nashville
Opera, Tucson Ballet, Lyric Opera Baltimore, Toledo
Opera, STAGES St. Louis, HotCity Theatre Company,
Opera Columbus, Gallery Players, Columbus
Children’s Theatre, Red Herring Theatre, Omaha
Symphony, Chautauqua Opera, Utah Festival Opera
Company, and Lyric Opera of Kansas City. Douglas
will serve as the lighting designer and co-scenic
designer for the world premiere opera Riders of
the Purple Sage at Arizona Opera in 2017.
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CHORUS
Greg Ritchey, Associate Conductor & Chorus Master
WOMEN’S CHORUS
MEN’S CHORUS
Fleur Barron*
Christina Renee Clements
Veronica Fink-Menvielle
Anette Yasmin Glaser
Liana Guberman*
Shanna Nolan Gundry
Abbey Harr
Danielle Krause
Danielle MacMillan*
Raphaële Nluti
Janet Perez
Nancy Saint Pierre
Susan Sloan
Kelly Weaver
Jennifer Wilson
Matthew Bischoff
Neil Eddinger
Evan R. Ferrar
Ardean Landhuis
Robert O’Brien
Jacob Patrick
Nicholas Petersen
Parker Trefz
Robert Watson*
John Whittlesey
LaNell Williams
* Palm Beach Opera
Benenson Young Artist
SUPERNUMERARIES
Joe Cremona
Wayne McLead
S P EC I A L A C K N O WL E D GM ENT S
Housing:
Car Rental:
Palm Beach Opera Dentist: Dr. Melisande J. Wolff
Palm Beach Opera Concierge Doctor: Dr. Earl J. Campazzi, Jr.
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O R C H E ST R A
David Stern, Chief Conductor
VIOLIN I
Laura Hilgemann Miller
Concertmaster
Rafael Elvira
Assistant Concertmaster
Rebecca Lautar
Antonio Rincon
Tina Raimondi
Dina Kostic
Monica Cheveresan
Aleksandr Zhuk
Valentin Mansurov
Victoria Stepanenko
VIOLIN II
Dale Sandvold*
Ruby Berland**
Wade Brandon
Carole D. Simmons
Renata Guitart
Joseph Adkins
Asy Alisade
Jill Jaffe
VIOLA
Brandon Caldwell
Guest Principal
Karen Hebermehl
Susan Padgitt Schwab
Diane Weisberg
Elizabeth Moll
Felicia Besan
CELLO
Christopher H. Glandsdorp*
Cornelia Brubeck**
Jody Yanow
Aaron Merritt
Jacqueline Robbins
Jodi Beder
BASS
TROMBONE
Mik Groninger*
Brian Myhr*
Martha Spangler
Juan Carlos Peña
Stephen Rawlins*
Katherine Stubbins Rodriguez
James Lehman
TIMPANI
FLUTE
Andrew Proctor*
Karen Fuller Dixon*
Laura Dwyer
PERCUSSION
Jesse Monkman*
Scott Crawford
PICCOLO
Laura Dwyer
BACKSTAGE GUITAR
OBOE
John Weisberg
Eric Ohlsson*
Kendra Hawley
STAGE MANAGERS
Kay Kemper
Katelyn Frederickson
CLARINET
Michael Forte
Scott Ellington
ORCHESTRA LIBRARIAN
Dale Sandvold
BASSOON
ORCHESTRA PERSONNEL
MANAGER
Michael A. Ellert*
Laura Winters
Michael A. Ellert
HORN
KEY
Eva Conti
Erika Miras
Jon David Carroll
Julia McAlister
* Principal Player
** Assistant Principal
Italics = Substitute/Extra
Musicians this production
TRUMPET
Richard Stoelzel*
Marc Reese
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P R O D U C T I O N STA FF
Director of Artistic Operations: Scott Guzielek
Director of Production: Jeff Bruckerhoff
Artistic and Production Assistant: James Barbato
Production Stage Manager:
1st Assistant Stage Manager:
2nd Assistant Stage Manager:
Assistant Director:
Costume Director:
Properties Supervisor:
Assistant Lighting Designer:
Supertitle Manager:
Production Carpenter:
Assistant Production Carpenter:
Carpenter: Flyman: Production Electrician: Electrician: Props: Sound: Production Wardrobe: Wardrobe: Stitchers: Wig and Make-Up Designer: Make-Up Artist: Wig and Make-Up Crew: Brett Finley
Paul Sieveking
Anna Reetz
Daniel Ellis
Meredith Hinton
Alanna Maniscalco
Paul Arnold
Zalman Kelber*
Stephen Ford
Peter Marzilli
Gary Millar
Jeffrey Whitehead
George Benckenstein
Russ Baron
Rick Howarth
Jeff Curtis
Victoria Olson
Maureen Peña
George Pires
Lisa Horwitz
Alice McClanahan
Patricia Lodge
Kathy Waszkelewicz
Kelsey Truesdale
Steven Bruimm
Robin Taylor Greif
Steven Hampton
Jennifer Justo
Carrena LaRose
Karen Laurea
Desiree Ship
*Benenson Young Artist
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P RO D U C T I O N U N D E R W RIT ERS
& P R O G R A M SP O N SORS
PRODUCTION SPONSORS
Palm Beach Opera acknowledges with gratitude
and appreciation the generous major donors whose
designated contributions have been instrumental in
making possible this season’s productions. Palm Beach
Opera offers its production underwriters many
benefits and privileges. For more information about
participating as a Production Sponsor, and the privileges
accorded to supporters, please contact Daniel Biaggi,
General Director, at (561)835-7563.
OPERA @ THE WATERFRONT
Mrs. Mary M. Montgomery
CARMEN
Mrs. Ronnie Isenberg,
in loving memory of
Eugene Isenberg
DON PASQUALE
Mrs. Cornelia T. Bailey
Mr. & Mrs. William G. Brown
Toni & Martin Sosnoff
Mr. & Mrs. Ellis Parker
ARIADNE AUF NAXOS
Dr. & Mrs. David I. Kosowsky
Mrs. Karen Tell
WE’LL MEET AGAIN:
THE SONGS OF KATE SMITH
Isanne & Sanford Fisher
Palm Beach Opera acknowledges with sincere
appreciation the generous major donors whose
designated contributions have been instrumental in
making possible, and furthering the mission of,
Palm Beach Opera’s Benenson Young Aritst Program.
This extraordinary program provides a vital stepping
stone to a successful career as an opera singer for postgraduate and emerging singers. Palm Beach Opera offers
its program sponsors many benefits and privileges. For
more information about participating as a Benenson
Young Artist Program Sponsor, and the privileges
accorded to supporters, please contact David Walker,
Director of Institutional Advancement, at (561)835-7558.
The Edward H. Benenson Foundation
Mrs. Gladys Benenson, President
Mr. & Mrs. Howard Lester
Mrs. Ari Rifkin
Solomon Family Foundation Trust
Dr. Elizabeth Bowden
THE BENENSON
YOUNG ARTIST PROGRAM
Mr. & Mrs. L. David Callaway
Sue & Paul Efron
Mrs. Estelle Fassler,
in memory of Leon Fassler
Mickey & Allan Greenblatt
Drs. Henry & Marsha Laufer
in Memory of Dmitri Nabokov
Teeda & Salvatore Nuzzo
Roseanne Williams
Gladys & Sy Ziv Foundation
Il Circolo, The Italian Cultural Society
of the Palm Beaches
Fritz and Lavinia Jensen Foundation
Ruth Nelson Kraft Foundation
LIEDERABEND
Mr. & Mrs. Peter Hoffman
Mrs. Hermé de Wyman Miro, President,
The International Society of Palm Beach
Ms. Ann Van Ness
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P RO D U C T I O N U N D E R W RIT ERS
& P R O G R A M SP O N SORS
GOLDNER CENTER FOR
CHILDREN’S OPERA EDUCATION
Palm Beach Opera acknowledges with deep appreciation
the generous major donors whose designated
contributions have been instrumental in making possible,
and furthering the mission of, Palm Beach Opera’s
Goldner Center for Children’s Opera Education. The
Goldner Center for Children’s Opera Education at Palm
Beach Opera aims to bring opera to children through
interactive education and outreach programs, and
strives to make a difference in the lives of children by
sharing the magic of opera. For more information about
participating as an Education Sponsor, please contact
David Walker, Director of Institutional Advancement,
at (561)835-7558, or Kristina Klaas, Individual Giving
Officer, at (561)835-7554.
Mr. & Mrs. Paul Goldner
The Daft Family Foundation
Mrs. Rita Denerstein
Mr. & Mrs. Chuck Hardwick
The Itto A. Willits Charitable Foundation,
BMO Private Bank
Alvin & Louise Myerberg
Family Foundation
Ms. Suzanne L. Niedland
CHILDREN’S PERFORMANCE
The Itto A. Willits Charitable
Foundation, BMO Private Bank
Ms. Hermine Drezner & Mr. Jan Winkler
Mr. & Mrs. Chuck Hardwick
Mr. Claude Jacquemin
Mr. & Mrs. John Staluppi
Mrs. Nada Tauber
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THANK YOU TO OUR SUPPORTERS!
Palm Beach Opera is sincerely thankful to the following individuals, foundations, corporations,
and government entities whose donations support live world-class opera, as well as educational
and outreach programs, that enrich and meaningfully impact our community. Individual
contributions are listed cumulatively with support comprised of board gifts, annual gifts,
gala support, corporate matches, in kind donations, and production sponsorships.
Contributions to the 2016 season, current as of 1/27/16
LEADERSHIP COUNCIL
Mrs. Cornelia T. Bailey
Mrs. Gladys Benenson,
The Edward H. Benenson Foundaton
Mrs. Eugene Isenberg
Drs. Henry & Marsha Laufer
Mrs. Mary M. Montgomery
Mrs. Ari Rifkin
Mr. & Mrs. Dennis K. Williams
Mr. & Mrs. Paul Efron
Mrs. Estelle Fassler
Mr. & Mrs. Sanford H. Fisher
Mr. & Mrs. Peter A. Hoffman
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Kaufman
Mr. & Mrs. Christopher Kellogg
Mr. Nathan Leventhal
Mr. & Mrs. Salvatore Nuzzo
Mr. & Mrs. John J. Pohanka
Mrs. Lois Pope
Mr. Israel Schubert, Meridian Capital Group, LLC
CHAIRMAN CIRCLE
GOVERNOR CIRCLE
$100,000 AND ABOVE
CHAIRMAN PLATINUM
($50,000-$99,999)
GOVERNOR GOLD
($10,000-$14,999)
Mr. & Mrs. William G. Brown
Mr. & Mrs. Paul A. Goldner
Mrs. Charlotte Kimelman*
Mr. & Mrs. Howard Lester
Palm Beach Opera Guild
Solomon Family Foundation Trust
CHAIRMAN GOLD
($25,000-$49,999)
Mrs. Veronica Atkins
Mr. Sanford M. Baklor & Ms. Arlene Kaufman
Dr. Elizabeth M. Bowden
Mr. & Mrs. L. David Callaway
The Daft Family Foundation
Mrs. Rita Heller Denerstein
Mrs. Annette Y. Friedland
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Fromer
Mr. & Mrs. Charles Gottesman
Mr. & Mrs. Chuck Hardwick
Dr. & Mrs. David I. Kosowsky
Mr. & Mrs. George Lindemann
Mr. & Mrs. Ellis Parker
Toni & Martin Sosnoff
Mrs. Karen Tell
CHAIRMAN SILVER
($15,000-$24,999)
Ms. Ariane Csonka-Comstock,
In Memory of Dmitri Nabokov
Mr. & Mrs. John A. Domenico
Dr. & Mrs. Hans D. Baumann
Mr. & Mrs. Theodore Berenson
Mr. James W. Crystal, Crystal & Company
Ms. Nancy Edman Feldman & Mr. Mike Chefetz
Mrs. Miriam Flamm
Mr. & Mrs. Allan Greenblatt
Mr. & Mrs. Carl H. Hewitt
Ms. Susan Lehrman
Mr. Michael McCafferty & Mr. Joseph Horton
Mrs. Hermé de Wyman Miro, President,
The International Society of Palm Beach
Alvin and Louise Myerberg Family Foundation
Mrs. Suzanne L. Niedland
Mr. & Mrs. Beverlee and John Raymond, Jr.
Dr. & Mrs. Charles Weissmann
Mrs. Sieglinde Wikstrom
GOVERNOR
($7,500-$9,999)
Dr. & Mrs. Sander M. Abend
Mr. & Mrs. Stephen and Madeline Anbinder
Mrs. Shirley Diamond
Ms. Hermine Drezner & Mr. Jan Winkler
Mrs. Arlette Gordon
Mr. & Mrs. Gordon Getty, Ann and
Gordon Getty Foundation
Mrs. Anka Palitz
Ann Van Ness
RADM Philip Whitacre
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THANK YOU TO OUR SUPPORTERS!
BENEFACTOR CIRCLE
GRAND BENEFACTOR
($5,000-$7,499)
Mr. Roy Bartolomei & Mr. Peter Wronsky
Mr. Bruce Beal & Mr. Francis V. Cunningham
Mr. Daniel Biaggi & Mr. David Espinosa
Mr. & Mrs. Harvey Blau
Mr. & Mrs. Stanley Gaines
Mr. Stanley Goldstein
Mrs. Martha R. Ingram
Mrs. Jeanne Kanders
Mr. & Mrs. Sidney Kohl
Mr. & Mrs. Bruce and Suzie Kovner
Dr. & Mrs. Morton Mandell
Mr. & Mrs. Harold Oelbaum
Mrs. Jo K. Pulvermacher
Mr. & Mrs. Meyer Sapoff
Mrs. Beverly Sommer
Mr. & Mrs. James and Jennifer Takats
Mrs. Maureen P. Wilkens
Dr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Wolff
BENEFACTOR
($2,500-$4,999)
Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Abramson
Anonymous
Ms. Jane Beasley
Mr. & Mrs. Theodore Berenson
Ms. Eileen Berman & Mr. Jay Bauer
Mr. & Mrs. David Bigelow
Mr. & Mrs. David Brodsky
Mrs. Nancy H. Canary & Mr. William Sullivan
Mrs. Margaret Donnelley
Mr. Alfonso Fanjul, Jr.
Mrs. Donald Findlay
Mr. & Mrs. Roy L. Furman
Mr. & Mrs. Leon Gnat
Mr. & Mrs. Marc Goldberg
Mrs. Phyllis Golden
Mr. & Mrs. Dan L. Goldwasser
Mr. & Mrs. Peter Grabler
Ms. Roe Green
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Holien
Ms. Catherine Jacobus
Mr. Claude Jacquemin
Mr. & Mrs. Paul Kozloff
Mr. & Mrs. George Krupp
Mr. & Mrs. Scott Laurans
Mrs. Shirley F. Levy
Mrs. Bernice Lieberman
Mr. James L. Long
Mrs. Virginia Longo
The Lunder Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. George Mann
Mr. J. D. McClatchy & Mr. Chip Kidd
Ms. Jane Mitchell
Mrs. Marvin Mordes
The Hon. & Mrs. Samuel Raia
Mr. & Mrs. Harland A. Riker, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Meyer Sapoff
Mr. Conrad Schmitt & Mr. Andrew P. Payti
Mr. & Mrs. Martin Sosnoff
Mr. & Mrs. John Staluppi
Mr. & Mrs. Seth P. Stein
Mrs. Rosalie W. Stone
Dr. & Mrs. John Strasswimmer
Mr. & Mrs. Ed Streim
Dr. & Mrs. Charles Tager
Mr. & Mrs. Robert I. Tuteur
Mr. & Mrs. Scott Wood
Ms. Laura Yellin & Mr. Christopher Wege
CAMERATA SOCIETY
PATRON
($1,000-$2,499)
Mr. Alan Adams
Ms. Patrice Auld
Mr. & Mrs. Todd Barron
Mrs. Gloria Becker
Mr. & Mrs. Harold Bell
Mr. & Mrs. Mark H. Berliant
Mr. & Mrs. Roger Beutner
Dr. Allen H. Bezner
Mrs. Hildi Black
Dr. Rachael Bloomfield
Ms. Roxanne Brandt
Mr. Charles Buchner
Ms. Susan Callahan
Dr. Earl J. Campazzi, Jr.
Ms. Jacqueline Cestone
Mr. Victor Cohen & Ms. Julia Rotwein
Ms. Maude Cook
Mr. Richard D. Crone & Mr. Andre Manzi
Mr. & Mrs. Harold Danenberg
Mrs. Sophie F. Danforth
Mr. Robert Devins
Ms. Jean Dolan
Ms. Mary Sue Donohue, Esq.
Mrs. Joan K. Eigen
Mrs. Jo Ann Engelhardt & Mr. George Elder
Mr. & Mrs. Stephen and Linda Epstein
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THANK YOU TO OUR SUPPORTERS!
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Epstein
Mr. & Mrs. Gerald Fineberg
Mrs. Hilary Finer
Dr. Stephanie Flicker
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Fotopulos
Mr. & Mrs. Joel Freedman
Mr. & Mrs. Ralph and Audrey Friedner
Mrs. Joan Galison
Mr. & Mrs. George and Sandy Garfunkel
Mr. Eugene F. Gaughan & Ms. Margaret Duffy
Mr. & Mrs. David Genser
Dr. & Mrs. Donald Giddon
Mrs. Trudy Glekel
Mrs. M. Fredrica Godshalk
Mr. Jerome & Dr. Barbara Golden
Ms. Barbara Greis & Mr. Howard Gottlieb
Mrs. Rachel Grody
Dr. & Mrs. Randolph Guthrie
Mrs. Diane Hallenbeck
Mr. & Mrs. Steven and Caroline Harless
Mrs. Carla Herwitz
Mr. & Mrs. Ashley Hoffman
Mrs. Suzanne Holmes
Mrs. Lisa L. Huertas
Mr. & Mrs. Theodore Hyde
Mr. Julio Iguchi
Ms. Sheila Josephberg
Mrs. Helene Karp
Dr. Judith Kayloe
Ms. Lisa Koeper
Mrs. Sandra Krakoff
Ms. Anneliese Langner
Dr. & Mrs. Richard Lazzara
Ms. Kathleen Lehan
Mrs. Jill L. Leinbach
Mr. Herman Levinsky
Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Loring
The Honorable & Mrs. Roger H. Lourie
Ms. Adriana Luchechko
Mrs. Fran Luckoff
Mrs. Sheila Mondry
Mr. Thomas O’Hara
Dr. Cleopatra Ortiz & Mr. Michael Cohen
Mrs. William G. Pannill
Mrs. Cynthia Pappas
Mrs. Sheila E. Payne
Dr. Richard E. Pelosi
Mr. Naj & Mrs. Emily Tannen Pervez
Mr. Michael Ramos
Mr. & Mrs. Timothy Rivers
Mr. Mark S. Rosen
Mr. & Mrs. Harold Rosenson
Mr. & Mrs. Howard Ruskin
Mr. & Mrs. S. Lyon Sachs
Mr. & Mrs. Ralph Saltzman
Dr. & Mrs. William Schneider
Mr. & Mrs. Steven Schwarzberg
Mr. & Mrs. Alfredo Siani
Dr. Wilma Bulkin Siegel
Mr. Myles J. Slosberg & Ms. Diane Krane
Mr. & Mrs. Robert N. Snyder
Mr. & Mrs. Robert and Dorinda Spahr
Mr. & Mrs. Harold Strauss
Mr. & Mrs. Charles Sumner
Mrs. Nada Tauber
Mrs. Barbara Goldfarb Tepperman &
Mr. Fred Tepperman
Mr. & Mrs. James Walker
Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Watson
Ms. Barbara Wolf
Dr. Melisande J. Wolff & Mr. Claudio Mankevich
Mr. & Mrs. Walter Wolpin
SUPPORTER
($500-$999)
Anonymous
Mr. & Mrs. Alan D. Bleznak
Drs. David W. Breneman & Donna Plasket
Ms. Gavrila A. Brotz
Mrs. Polly U. Champ
Mrs. Leona Chanin, Marcy and
Leona Chanin Foundation, Inc.
Coyne Family Foundation
Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Early
Ms. Malka Fingold
Mrs. Damaris D.W. Ford
Mr. & Mrs. Alan Fuirst
Dr. Gabriella Gerstle
Mr. & Mrs. Stuart Hirshfield
Mr. Mark Hsiao & Mr. Howard Koeppel
Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan Smith, Jon Smith Subs
Mr. Gustavo A. Martinez
Mrs. Eugenia O'Shea
Mr. & Mrs. William J. Pittler
Mr. & Mrs. Misha Rudolph
Mr. & Mrs. John Rutherfurd
Dr. Richard J. & Mrs. Maureen W. Saab
Mr. & Mrs. Murray Schneider
Mrs. Melvin Sirow
Mr. & Mrs. Mark Smith
Mr. Michael Winter & Ms. Deborah Goldberg
*In Memoriam
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THANK YOU TO OUR SUPPORTERS!
FOUNDATIONS, GOVERNMENT,
AND CORPORATIONS
ANDANTE
($5,000-$7,499)
PRESTO
($25,000 AND ABOVE)
Community Foundation for Palm Beach and
Martin Counties
Cultural Council of Palm Beach County,
Tourist Development Grant
GE Foundation
Hawthorn Suites by Wyndham West Palm Beach
Palm Beach Broadcasting
State of Florida, Department of State,
Division of Cultural Affairs, the Florida Council
on Arts and Culture
Gladys and Sy Ziv Foundation
VIVACE
($10,000-$24,999)
City of West Palm Beach
Crystal & Company
Eau Palm Beach Resort & Spa
The Itto A. Willits Charitable Foundation,
BMO Private Bank
Lamborghini Palm Beach
Meridian Capital Group, LLC
Mia 92.1
Alvin and Louise Myerberg Family Foundation
National Endowment for the Arts
Owens-Illinois
ALLEGRO
($7,500-$9,999)
The Barron Group at UBS Financial
Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation
Escada
Florida Crystals Corporation
Friends of the Cultural Arts
Fritz and Levinia Jensen Foundation
Ruth Nelson Kraft Foundation
Mae Cadwell Rovensky Foundation
Visit Florida
WLRN-Miami Herald
ADAGIO
($2,500–$4,999)
Enterprise Holdings Foundation
Florida Weekly
Four Seasons Resort & Spa
H.E. Hill Foundation, Inc.
Il Circolo, The Italian Cultural Society of the
Palm Beaches
The Lunder Foundation
The Lawrence and Marjorie Stoll Foundation
LARGO
(UP TO $2,499)
Bigelow Tea
Children’s Services Council
Google Grants
Jon Smith Subs
Legends Radio
Opera America, Inc.
Publix Super Markets Charities, Inc.
Quantum Foundation
Total Wine & More
West Palm Beach Downtown
Development Authority
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IN HONOR OF
Donations from 1/1/2015 to 1/27/2016
In honor of Mr. Angus Donnelley
Mrs. Margaret Donnelley
In honor of Mrs. Chris Marden
Ms. Patrice Auld
In honor of Mrs. Estelle Fassler
Mrs. Betty Steinberg
In honor of Mr. M. Mac Schwebel
Mr. & Mrs. Norman Brody
In honor of Mr. & Mrs. Sandy
and Isanne Fisher
Mr. & Mrs. Stuart Hirshfield
Mr. & Mrs. George Krupp
In honor of Mr. & Mrs. Charles
and Jean Shacter
Ms. Mary Sue Donohue, Esq.
In honor of Christina Sheridan
Mr. William Eskandari
In honor of Mr. & Mrs. Robert
and Ann Fromer
Mr. & Mrs. Harvey Blau
Mr. & Mrs. Roy L. Furman
Mr. & Mrs. David Genser
Mr. & Mrs. Walter Wolpin
In honor of Mr. Marc Solomon
Mr. James W. Crystal
In honor of Ann Van Ness
Mr. & Mrs. Peter A. Hoffman
In honor of Mr. & Mrs. Charles
and Merrill Gottesman
Mr. & Mrs. Theodore Berenson
Mr. & Mrs. Gerald Fineberg
Ms. Malka Fingold
Mrs. Sandra Krakoff
Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Miller
Mr. William Murphy & Ms. Jane Zises
Mr. & Mrs. Frederick Rebak
Mr. & Mrs. Robert A. Schlager
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Sclar
Mr. Michael Winter & Ms. Deborah Goldberg
In honor of Mr. Robert Hurwit
Dr. & Mrs. Wallace Lebowitz
In honor of Vicki & Chris Kellogg
Mrs. Rebecca Jagle
In honor of Miss Kathryn Klaas
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Klaas
In honor of Drs. Marsha & Henry Laufer
Ms. Helen L. Kaplan
In honor of Mr. & Mrs. Dennis
and Roseanne Williams
Mr. Daniel Biaggi & Mr. David Espinosa
Mr. & Mrs. Mark S. Newman
In honor of Mrs. Gladys Benenson
and in support of the Benenson
Young Artist Program
Mr. Gerald Levy & Ms. Gladys Alpert
Mr. Daniel Biaggi & Mr. David Espinosa
Mr. & Mrs. Alan D. Bleznak
Mr. & Mrs. David and Connie Blue
Ms. Marjorie Boas-Levins
Ms. Merel Cayne
Ms. Shirley Duhl
Mrs. Annette Y. Friedland
Mrs. Audrey Goodman
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Kaufman
Mrs. Joyce Koslow
Mrs. Helen Koslow Sweig
Mr. and Mrs. Peter L. Koslow
Mrs. Dorothy Lappin
Ms. Audrey M. Larman
Ms. Patricia Markowitz
Mrs. Betty Steinberg
Mr. Michael L. Steinberg
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I N M E M O RY O F
Donations from 1/1/2015 to 1/27/2016
In memory of Mr. Sam Kisseloff
Dr. Judith Kayloe
In memory of Mr. & Mrs. Herbert
and Edythe F. Benjamin
Mr. & Mrs. Peter A. Hoffman
In memory of Dr. Michael Longo
Mr. & Mrs. Charles Miller
In memory of Mr. Russ Becker
Mrs. Gloria H. Becker
In memory of CDR. Robert Huntley Miller
Mrs. Sunny Miller & Ms. Huntley Miller
In memory of Mrs. Phyllis A. Biener
Mr. Martin Biener
In memory of Mr. Dmitri Nabokov
Mrs. Ariane Csonka-Comstock
Estate of Dmitri Nabokov
In memory of Mr. Leon Fassler
Mrs. Estelle Fassler
Ms. Nikki Friedlander
Mrs. Ethel Matarasso
In memory of Mrs. Helen K. Persson
RADM Philip Whitacre
In memory of Ms. Dorothy Goldstein
& Mr. Lew Malamut
Mrs. Rhoda Malamut & Mr. Marvin Goldstein
In memory of Mr. Eugene M. Isenberg
Mrs. Eugene Isenberg
In memory of Mr. M. Mac Schwebel
Ms. Audrey S. Diamond
Ms. Huntley Miller
In memory of Mr. Stanley Trockman
Ms. Sandra Trockman
Palm Beach Opera would like to thank the Estate of Dmitri
Nabokov for its support in memory of Dmitri Nabokov
(1934-2012), opera singer, literary author and translator,
race car driver, and resident of Palm Beach. Mr. Nabokov’s
sonorous bass rang out in Palm Beach Opera productions
of Don Giovanni, Lucia di Lammermoor, and many concerts.
His legacy will live on by supporting vocal and dramatic
training of the next generation of opera singers.
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TH E O RP H E U S L E G A C Y SOCIET Y
Palm Beach Opera thanks the following donors who, through their foresight and generosity,
have included the Opera in their wills or estate plans. You are invited to join other opera lovers
by leaving a legacy gift to Palm Beach Opera. Named for the mythological poet who charmed
the gods with his music, the Orpheus Legacy Society recognizes those forward thinking
individuals. If you have already made such a provision, please notify us so that you may be
appropriately recognized.
For further information about planned gifts, please call David Walker, Director of
Institutional Advancement, at 561.835.7558 or e-mail [email protected].
Members
Dr. & Mrs. Hans D. Baumann
Mr. Norman Burwen*
Dr. & Mrs. David I. Kosowsky
Mrs. Mary M. Montgomery
Mrs. Rose Marie Morton
Mr. & Mrs. Frank J. Pannizzo
Mrs. Helen K. Persson*
Mrs. Rose Price
Mrs. Marjorie Shields
Mr. & Mrs. Gladys and Sy Ziv*
*In Memoriam
Mrs. Helen K. Persson
In Memoriam
Helen’s legacy as Palm Beach Opera’s angel will continue every time the curtain rises on
another production, and every time a singer touches a fellow human's soul.
WHAT IS YOUR PLAN?
The Orpheus Legacy Society recognizes those individuals who are
supporting Palm Beach Opera in their wills or estate plans. When you join,
you make a lasting mark on your community.
To learn more about the Orpheus Legacy Society or to inform
Palm Beach Opera of a planned gift you have already made,
please contact David Walker at 561.835.7558 or [email protected].
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T HE B EN EN S O N Y O U N G A RT IST PROG RA M
The Palm Beach Opera Young Artist Program is funded by
The Edward H. Benenson Foundation.
Additional support provided by Il Circolo, The Italian Cultural Society of the Palm Beaches,
and the Fritz and Levinia Jensen Foundation.
The Palm Beach Opera Young Artist Program is a stepping stone to a successful career as
an opera singer for post-graduate and emerging singers. During their five-month residency
in Palm Beach they develop and polish essential stagecraft and performance skills, aided by
musical and career guidance from Palm Beach Opera’s experienced artistic staff. The Young
Artists are Palm Beach Opera’s community ambassadors, performing throughout the area in
education and outreach concerts as well as covering lead roles and performing comprimario
roles on the mainstage.
Robert Watson
Tenor
Jessica Fishenfeld
Soprano
Sponsored by Teeda and
Salvatore Nuzzo
Sponsored by Roseanne Williams
Jason Duika
Baritone
Liana Guberman
Soprano
Sponsored in part by Mickey
and Allan Greenblatt, Ruth
Nelson Kraft Foundation
Sponsored by Estelle Fassler,
In Memory of Leon Fassler,
with additional support from the
Ruth Nelson Kraft Foundation
Fleur Barron
Mezzo Soprano
Andrew Bogard
Bass-Baritone
Sponsored by Mr. and
Mrs. L. David Callaway
Sponsored by Drs. Marsha and
Henry Laufer
Danielle MacMillan
Mezzo Soprano
Zalman Kelber
Piano
Sponsored by Drs. Marsha and
Henry Laufer
Spencer Viator
Tenor
Sponsored by Sue and
Paul Efron
For sponsorship opportunities or to get involved,
please contact David Walker at 561.835.7558
or [email protected].
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JOIN
THE PALM BEACH OPERA FAMILY!
Every contribution to Palm Beach Opera is instrumental to producing world class live
opera in our community, and to enriching the lives of thousands of children through our
education programs.
There are many ways to join our opera family. Please consider joining our Board of Directors,
Board of Governors, Palm Beach Opera Guild, or one of our various committees such as our
Hospitality or Education Committees. Your role and involvement is critically important to
secure the future of Palm Beach Opera!
To join the opera family, visit pbopera.org or email [email protected].
WHY WE SUPPORT PALM BEACH OPERA
“Our family was introduced to Palm Beach Opera when our youngest daughter, Mayah,
auditioned for the children’s choir in La bohème. After our daughter participated in La bohème
we couldn’t get enough of Palm Beach Opera. They welcomed us like family. Besides watching
magnificent performances, we have enjoyed welcoming principals, attending educational
events, and participating in social events. Palm Beach Opera is now something we share with
our parents, our children, and our friends!”
AMY BERNSTEIN
Palm Beach Opera Supporter
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CALL TO ACTION—TIME, MONEY, OR OPINION
I WOULD LIKE TO CONTRIBUTE
Thank you! Please fill out the form below to make your contribution.
We would love for you to be one of our volunteers! Please fill in your information
below and we will contact you about upcoming opportunities.
Great ideas are always welcome. Use the box below to share your thoughts
with us.
Please mail form to 415 S. Olive Ave., West Palm Beach, FL 33401
THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING PALM BEACH OPERA
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We will reach out to you for the appropriate mailing address to notify the individual(s) and/or their families above of your honor/
memorial gift. Thank you for sharing your love of opera!
Palm Beach Opera is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit
corporation and all gifts made to the Opera are taxdeductible to the extent provided by state and federal
law. 100% of such gifts are retained by the Opera to
support its operations.
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PATRON SPOTLIGHT
CLAUDE & ROGER LOURIE
If you were to introduce a friend to opera, why would you encourage them to
attend the opera?
Opera is an incredible experience and we often bring our friends with us to Palm Beach
Opera productions. We believe that you cannot live without music and opera is an
experience that will move you in many ways. Everyone will be able to find something
they love in opera, including incredible artistry, lavish sets, and powerful music.
We are grateful for your support for Palm Beach Opera. Would you please share
why you support Palm Beach Opera?
Palm Beach Opera provides incredible access to opera and the power of music. We
are both life-long music lovers and believe that music is integral to the health of our
community. Our support ensures Palm Beach Opera continues to produce incredible
performances, education programs, and grow audiences for the future.
Thank you for being part of our Hospitality Committee! Why do you serve on
this Committee?
As co-chairs of the Hospitality Committee, we are delighted to support our visiting
artists, as well as the Benenson Young Artists who are the future of opera. Through
the committee we ensure the artists are happy during their time in Palm Beach, and we
also have the chance to provide a great foundation for their artistry by providing healthy
welcome bags. The Hospitality Committee allows us to connect further with the artists
and the Palm Beach Opera staff, which enhances our opera experience.
Is there anything else you would like to share about opera or Palm Beach Opera?
We are honored to be a part of the Palm Beach Opera family! We know that opera
involves many people and a lot of planning, and we are very grateful to everyone involved
in producing such incredible opera performances. Additionally, our Benenson Young
Artists are incredible and we are delighted to be able to support their residency here
in Palm Beach and look forward to following their successful careers!
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PALM B E A C H O P E R A G UILD
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND BOARD MEMBERS
CLAIRE CHASANOFF
Chairwoman of the Board
BARBARA WEIMER
Recording Secretary/Treasurer
ARI RIFKIN
President
LISA KOEPER
Corresponding Secretary
ELIZABETH BOWDEN
Vice President
ARLETTE GORDON
Past President
PHYLLIS PRESSMAN
Vice President
SIGRID BAUMANN
Past President
ESTELLE FASSLER
Vice President
CAROL BERLIANT
Past President
BOARD MEMBERS
Maude Cook
Rita Denerstein
Shirley Diamond
Nancy Feldman
Jacqueline Goldman
Ronnie Isenberg
Sally O’Connor
Bernis Rosenbloom
Muriel Shaprio
Gail Kleinert
Diane Krane
Ingrid Kosowsky
Anneliese Langner
Mary M. Montgomery
Elayne Mordes
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AD M I N I ST R AT I V E STA FF
GENERAL DIRECTOR Daniel Biaggi
ARTISTIC & PRODUCTION
Director of Artistic Operations Scott Guzielek
Director of Production Jeff Bruckerhoff
Artistic & Production Assistant James Barbato
Associate Conductor & Chorus Master Greg Ritchey
Orchestra Personnel Manager Michael A. Ellert
Head Coach Young Artist Program Timothy Cheung
INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT
Director of Institutional Advancement David Walker
Individual Giving Officer Kristina Klaas
Marketing & PR Manager Inez Frid
Education & Community Engagement Manager Jourdan Laine Howell
Audience Services Manager Jennifer Isola
Institutional Advancement Coordinator Christina Sheridan
Patron Engagement & Events Coordinator Kimberly Banta
Audience Services Associate Janine Dupont
Guild & Patron Relations Liaison Ann E. Baskind
FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION
Director of Finance & Administration Joe Cremona
VOLUNTEERS AND HOSPITALITY COMMITTEE
VOLUNTEERS
Christine Alfano
Debbie Banta
Mark Banta
Erica Barden
Catherine Beeche
Felicie Brett
Tom Brett
Patricia Capuccio
Tom Capuccio
Tony Capuccio
Naomi Cohen
Ales Day
Kevin Foster
Vern Gorham
Kendall Hughes
Lee James
Rhiannon Karp
Nicole Kelly
Carolyn Liss
Wayne McLead
Liz Magdaleno
Patricia McKee-Capuccio
Susan Ann Movizzo
Glenna Pappas
Wendy Perlman
Sophie Press
Steve Rivera
Brandi Saarinen
Leah Sharrock
Elaine Tartuce
Ashlyn Taylor
Hulya Yurtsever
HOSPITALITY COMMITTEE
Chuck & Sheilagh
Hardwick, co-chairs
Roger & Claude
Lourie, co-chairs
Amy Bernstein
Tom & Felicie Brett
Annette Friedland
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Alan & Sharon Weinstein
Nancy Wilkinson
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