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2016-17 MAINSTAGE PERFORMANCES

COLLEGE-CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC

Nov. 17-20, 2016Corbett Auditorium

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CENDRILLONComposed by Jules Massenet

Libretto by Henri Caïn

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DIVISION OF THEATRE ARTS, PRODUCTION AND ARTS ADMINISTRATION PRESENTS

CENDRILLONComposed by Jules Massenet

Libretto by Henri Caïn

Conductor Mark Gibson

Director Robin Guarino

Musical Preparation Marie-France Lefebvre

Choreographer Vince DeGeorge

Season Presenting Sponsor and Musical Theatre Program SponsorThe Otto M. Budig Family Foundation

Season Production Sponsor Opera Department Sponsor Macy’s Mr. & Mrs. Edward S. Rosenthal

Opera Production Sponsor Genevieve Smith

CCM is an accredited institution of the National Association of Schools of Dance (NASD), National Association of Schools of Music (NASM) and the National Association of Schools of Theatre (NAST), as well as a member of the University/Resident Theatre Association (U/RTA).

The video or audio recording of this production is strictly prohibited.

The University of Cincinnati does not discriminate on the basis of disability, race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, age, sexual orientation, veteran status or gender identity and expression in its programs and activities. The complete Notice of Nondiscrimination can be found at uc.edu/about/policies/non-discrimination.

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Scenic Designer Thomas C. Umfrid

Lighting Designer Erik McCandless*

Costume Designer Maria Lenn*

Wig & Make-Up Designer Shannon Hutchins*

Stage Manager Nicki Berger*

Rehearsal Pianists Sophie Chen* Maria Fuller* Jesse Leong*

Steven Liening*

Corbett Auditorium Nov. 17-20, 2016

* CCM Student

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COLLEGE-CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC

GIFTPLANNING

For more information, contact CCM External Relations Office at 513-556-2100.

GREGORY J. MARKS When Gregory Marks was awarded a full University Graduate Scholarship to study opera characterization at CCM, his life’s path was transformed. He still remembers the wisdom imparted to him by the great basso buffo Italo Tajo and voice teacher Patricia Berlin: be true to yourself, find your story in the character, pay attention to details, believe in your performance and own it. These core truths have guided Gregory throughout his rewarding career as a tenor with the San Francisco Opera, a teacher, an arts activist and an administrator.

In his own life story, Gregory has remained true to himself by recognizing the many opportunities from which he has benefitted. In appreciation for his training, Gregory gives annually to the Thomas W. Busse Trust to benefit the Voice Department. Gregory has also named CCM as a primary beneficiary of his estate in order to establish a scholarship to support voice students with a preference for musical theatre and opera. Gregory’s gifts assure that his legacy — his passion for the transformative power of music — will flourish with a new generation of CCM graduates.

I have come to realize the transformative nature of music. The performance itself is an agent of change that powerfully impacts people’s lives.

MM Voice ’81San Francisco, California

Driving Social Change through the Arts

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ACT ONE:We begin in the middle of a film shoot, which is slowly falling apart because of a difficult cast. Two of the lead actors, Pandolfe and Madame de la Haltière, are a squabbling couple, and Madame’s two daughters from a previous marriage, Dorothèe and Noèmie, are delaying the film’s progress with their diva-like antics. Lucette, a script girl and Pandolfe’s daughter from a previous marriage, dreams of one day becoming an actress herself. After a long day of filming, she falls asleep on the set and dreams of starring in the movie. Her fairy godmother appears in the guise of the Costume Designer, and, with her assistants, transports Lucette to the Prince’s ball.

ACT TWO: The director is attempting to film an elaborate ball scene with the Prince, but the actor refuses to cooperate with him or anyone else on the set. The Prince is lost in melancholy. Suddenly, Lucette arrives and completely enthralls him. He is now lost in her presence.

ACT THREE: Lucette awakes to find herself back on the set, but nothing can ever be the same again after her dream. Madame de la Haltière, Pandolfe and Lucette’s stepsisters return, fighting about the mysterious woman who appeared during the ball scene. Enraged, Pandolfe throws his wife and stepdaughters off of the set and tries to comfort Lucette. Left alone, Lucette drifts off and returns to her dream, but this time the Prince is waiting for her. They both realize that they are in love and that they need to find each other.

ACT FOUR: Pandolfe worries about Lucette as she awakes from her dream of the Prince. The filming of the royal procession is about to begin. The actor playing the Prince recognizes Lucette among the cast and crew, and they are finally united in real life.

SYNOPSIS OF SCENESSYNOPSIS

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This production of Cendrillon pays homage to French filmmaker François Truffaut’s acclaimed outsider film, Day for Night. It is a behind-the-scenes look at the reality behind the artifice of motion pictures. Lucette in Cendrillon is a nobody script girl on the set of a movie studio. A Truffaut-like director tries to shoot a film that is constantly thwarted by the misbehavior of temperamental movie starlets and a melancholic leading man playing the Prince. The atmosphere is rife with ambition, frustration, competition and intrigue when the magic of cinema happens and the two lovers meet. – Robin Guarino

DIRECTOR’S NOTENOTES

COLLEGE-CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC

PREPARATORY

ALL AGES.ALL ABILITIES.

CCM Preparatory offers classes and programs including

MUSIC, THEATRE& DANCE.

ccm.uc.edu/prep • 513-566-2595

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTSThe creative team would like to acknowledge and thank the following people: Marie-France Lefebvre, Mark Gibson, Andreas Hager, Ed and Nancy Rosenthal and Kat and Steve Miller.

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Lucette, the script girl ......................................................................GRACE NEWBERRY*JASMIN WHITE^

Actor playing the Prince .................................................................KAYLEIGH DECKER*AMBER FASQUELLE^

The Director “Herald”/Ensemble ..............................................................ALEX HARPERAssistant Director/Ensemble ........................................................MURRELLA PARTONThe Camera Man/Ensemble.................................................................MICHAEL HYATT Pandolfe, an actor (Lucette’s father) ......................................CHRISTIAN PURSELL*

JOHN TIBBETTS^Madame de la Haltière, an actress(Pandolfe’s second wife) ............................................................................KARIS TUCKER*

REBECCA PRINTZ^Noémie, an actress(Madame de la Haltière’s daughter) ............................................. NICOLE HODGINSDorothée, an actress(Madame de la Haltière’s daughter) ........................................CHELSEA MELAMEDThe Costume Designer “Fairy” ................................................ ERICA INTILANGELO*

HEIDI MIDDENDORF^Assistant Costume “Spirits”/Ensemble ...........................................BRIANNA BRAGG,

SHANNON COCHRAN, ABIGAIL HOYT,

CLAIRE LOPATKA, LISA ROGALI,

AMY JOY STEPHANSActor “The King”/Ensemble ........................................................... SAMSON MCCRADYActor “The Prime Minister”/Ensemble ............................................................ZANE HILLActor “The Dean”/Ensemble ..............................................................ROBERT STAHLEY Make-up Girls/Ensemble .......................................................................... PAGE MICHELS,

NATALIE SHEPPARD Female Extra/Ensemble ................................................................ REBECCA CASTILLOMale Extra/Ensemble ............................................................................. LOGAN WAGNER Lighting Crew/Ensemble ........................................................................DONGHWI BAEK

* Thursday, Nov. 17 and Sunday, Nov. 20^ Saturday, Nov. 19

Cendrillon is performed in four acts with a brief pause between Acts I and II and an intermission between Acts II and III.

The production will be approximately three hours.

The opera will be sung in French and presented with English supertitles.

THE COMPANYCOMPANY

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For more alumni, student & faculty profiles, visit: ccm.uc.edu/villagenews

THE VILLAGE NEWSALUMNI APPLAUSE

Since making her Metropolitan Opera debut in December 2014 as the title role in Aida, soprano Tamara Wilson (BM Voice, 2004) has made headlines for her outstanding presence on the stage. In the 2015-16 season, she made appearances with the English National Opera, Oper Frankfurt, the Baltimore Symphony and the Cincinnati Symphony, among others. Wilson was also named the winner of the 2016 Richard Tucker Award, which comes with an impressive $50,000 cash prize.

Recent graduate and mezzo-soprano Paulina Villarreal (MM Voice, 2015) returned to Cincinnati this fall to continue her DMA studies after giving a solo recital in her native country of Mexico at the Escuela Municipal de Música. An emerging artist, Villareal has performed both as a soloist and on opera stages across the U.S. and Mexico. In 2015 she was named a Fellow at the Tanglewood Music Center, where she performed in the world premiere of Yehudi Weyner’s In the Arms of Sleep.

Stuart Skelton (MM Voice, 1995) recently opened the Metropolitan Opera’s 2016-17 season as Tristan in Richard Wagner’s Tristan und Isolde. The tenor was featured in the New York Times for taking on the difficult role, which he sang for the first time in Germany and London previously this year. The New York Times praised Skelton’s Met performance and wrote that he sang with “integrity and feeling.”

Conducting alumna and former faculty member Xian Zhang (CCM, 1998-2009) recently made her debut as the music director of the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra. She also serves as the principal guest conductor of the BBC National Orchestra and Chorus of Wales this season — the first female conductor to hold a titled role with the orchestra.

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Mark Gibson, conductorYael Front, assistant conductor, Sunday matinee

CCM PHILHARMONIAORCHESTRA

Violin IYu-Kun Hsiang, concertmasterSaegyol Yi, assistant concertmasterDavid GoistSaeyun LeeAlexandria HillJi Seong KimHeerae KimVicki HsuZhe DengI Hsin WeYuanYuan GuoChristine KimByeongseok Park^Minghao Qu^

Violin IITonya Buettner, principalPin Hsuan Chen, assistant principalKanako ShimasakiDan QiaoJack BogardHanna RaXiangyuan HuangSongqi FeiYu Chih ChangXIn NieKaren Lee^

ViolaCourtney O’Keefe, principalYouhyun Lee, assistant principalJonathan MooreJalen LeeSarah MaceyJiyun JeonMartin Hintz

Tyler Pacheco Yu Gan^Sara Friedberg^

CelloPeter Phelan, principalLeah Plave, assistant principalMatt ShinJonathan ChyiLi-Hsin HuangErin PattersonSoyoon Park^Micah Doner^

BassBryan Hansen, principalJack Henning, assistant principalKyle LaneBrenton CarterKate Alexandria^

FluteElizabeth Darling, principalJenny Lehtonen

Piccolo Munjung Kwag

OboeJenna Sehmann, principalJames Hardaway

English HornJenna Sehmann

ClarinetHayden Forsythe, principalLeia Carter

Bassoon Demet Angin, principalShelby Jones

Horn Lori Roy, principalLucy SmithJessica Pinkham Stephen Newberry

Trumpet Svend Lykkegaard, principal Amy Schaaf

Trombone Tony Tang, principal Laura FronkRuss Zokaites

Tuba Alvin Ashlaw

Timpani Paulina Michels

Percussion Jacob DikeKayleigh Overmyer

BandaDi Yue, trumpetAlex Strawn, trumpetJoseph Rebman, harpSophie Chen, keyboardJesse Leong, keyboard

^ alternates

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BRAVOS. WITHOUT BARRIERS.BRAVOS. WITHOUT BARRIERS.

THE CSO/CCM DIVERSITY FELLOWSHIP, FUNDED BY THE ANDREW W. MELLON FOUNDATION.THE CSO/CCM DIVERSITY FELLOWSHIP, FUNDED BY THE ANDREW W. MELLON FOUNDATION.

BECAUSE NOTHING SHOULD STAND IN THE WAY OF YOUR GREATNESS.

The Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and the UC College-Conservatory of Music are proud to partner on a prestigious performance fellowship program.

Made possible by a generous grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the CSO/CCM Diversity Fellowship provides an unparalleled learning experience for exceptional string players coming from populations that are historically underrepresented in classical music. Fellows perform with the CSO while completing their 2-year graduate degrees at CCM.

Learn more about the program and our inaugural class of Fellows by visiting ccm.uc.edu/bravos-without-barriers.

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KAYLEIGH DECKER, Actor playing the PrinceSecond-year graduate student from Woodstock, MarylandAt CCM: Fox in The Cunning Little Vixen, Peggy in Shalimar the Clown. Elsewhere: Gerdine Young Artist at Opera Theatre of St. Louis, Romeo in I Capuleti e i Montecchi, Mum in Albert Herring and Prince Orlofsky in Die Fledermaus at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music; Cherubino in The Marriage of Figaro at Opera NEO (San Diego).

AMBER FASQUELLE, Actor playing the PrinceFirst-year artist diploma student from San Francisco, CaliforniaElsewhere: Stephano in Roméo et Juliette and Dorabella cover in Dorabella at Aspen Music Festival’s Opera Center, Ruggiero in Alcina at the Cleveland Institute of Music, Squirrel/White Cat in L’enfant et les sortilèges at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music.

NICOLE HODGINS, Noémie, an actress (Madame de la Haltière’s daughter)Second-year graduate student from Cary, North CarolinaAt CCM: Chicken in The Cunning Little Vixen, Slave in Salome. Elsewhere: Mother in Hansel and Gretel and Charlotte in Before Breakfast at the Peabody Institute (Baltimore).

CHELSEA MELAMED, Dorothée, an actress (Madame de la Haltière’s daughter)Second-year graduate student from San Francisco, CaliforniaAt CCM: Firdaus Norman in Shalimar the Clown, Page of Herodias in Salome. Elsewhere: Cherubino in The Marriage of Figaro at Opera Theater of Pittsburgh, Arsmene in Serse, Meg March in Little Women, Baker’s Wife in Into the Woods and La Ciesca in Gianni Schicchi at San Francisco Conservatory of Music; Annio in La clemenza di Tito at Bay Area Summer Opera Theater Institute (San Francisco).

HEIDI MIDDENDORF, The Costume Designer “Fairy”Second-year graduate student from Akron, OhioAt CCM: Frantik in The Cunning Little Vixen. Elsewhere: Ms. Wordsworth in Albert Herring at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music and Queen of the Night in The Magic Flute at Opera NEO (San Diego).

GRACE NEWBERRY, Lucette, the script girl Second-year graduate student from Thousand Oaks, CaliforniaAt CCM: Olga in The Merry Widow, Soloist in William Bolcom: Cabaret Songs. Elsewhere: Kate Pinkerton in Madame Butterfly, Diane in The Ghosts of Versailles and Modestina in Il viaggio a Reims at Wolf Trap Opera Company (Vienna, Virginia); L’enfant in L’enfant et les sortilèges and Annio in La clemenza di Tito at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, Bradamante in Alcina at Janiec Opera Company (Brevard, North Carolina).

CAST PROFILESCAST

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REBECCA PRINTZ, Madame de la Haltière, an actress (Pandolfe’s second wife)First-year graduate student from Brookline, MassachusettsElsewhere: Lucretia in The Rape of Lucretia, Mrs. Hildebrand in Street Scene and Florence Pike in Albert Herring at Oberlin Opera Theater (Oberlin, Ohio); Eustazio in Rinaldo at Opera NEO (San Diego) and Speranza in L’Orfeo at Oberlin in Italy (Arezzo, Italy).

CHRISTIAN PURSELL, Pandolfe, an actor (Lucette’s father)Second-year graduate student from Santa Cruz, CaliforniaAt CCM: Tom in Some Light Emerges, Harasta in The Cunning Little Vixen, Grinder Trusty in Joan of Arc at the Stake, Fifth Jew in Salome, Abdullah in Shalimar the Clown. Elsewhere: Senator Potter’s Assistant in Fellow Travelers and Jailor in Tosca at Cincinnati Opera, Belcore in The Elixir of Love at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music.

JOHN TIBBETTS, Pandolfe, an actor (Lucette’s father)Second-year graduate student from Atlanta, GeorgiaAt CCM: Pritschitsch in The Merry Widow, Signor Bruschino in Il signor Bruschino. Elsewhere: Abner Watkins in Emmeline at Opera Theatre of St. Louis.

KARIS TUCKER, Madame de la Haltière, an actress (Pandolfe’s second wife)First-year graduate student from Cluj, Romania Elsewhere: Second Witch in Dido and Aeneas at Crescendo Summer Institute of the Arts (Budapest, Hungary), La Badessa in Suor Angelica, Gertrude in Hansel und Gretel and Carmen in Carmen at the University of Southern Mississippi.

JASMIN WHITE, Lucette, the script girlSecond-year graduate student from Grand Ronde, OregonAt CCM: Marshallin in Scenes from Der Rosenkavalier. Elsewhere: Mimì in Scenes from La Bohème, Anna in Scenes from Don Giovanni and Susannah in Scenes from Susannah at Aspen Music Festival (Aspen, Colorado); Dido in Dido and Aeneas, Sister Martha in Dialogue of the Carmelites and Sister Rose in Scenes from Dead Man Walking at University of Southern California (Los Angeles).

CAST PROFILESCAST

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NICKI BERGER, Stage ManagerSenior from Clearwater, FloridaAt CCM: Production Stage Manager for Lysistrata Jones, Fall Dance Showcase 2015 and CCM Preparatory’s Thoroughly Modern Millie Jr.; Assistant Stage Manager for Carousel, The Coronation of Poppea, Macbeth and CCM Preparatory’s Xanadu Jr.; Production Assistant for 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee and Carrie: The Musical. Elsewhere: Assistant Stage Manager for Murder for Two and Forever, Stage Management Intern on Man of La Mancha at Weston Playhouse (Weston, Vermont); Management Intern for Snow White and the Dancing Dwarfs at the Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati, Stage Management Intern for La Cenerentola, Dido and Aeneas, and The Long Walk at Opera Saratoga (Saratoga Springs, New York).

SHANNON HUTCHINS, Wig & Make-Up DesignerThird-year graduate student from Spring, TexasAt CCM: Wig & Make-Up Designer Assistant for Swan Lake and Big River, Make-Up Assistant/Crew Head for American Idiot, Wig & Make-Up Assistant for Peter Pan and Hansel and Gretel, Wig & Makeup Artist/Run Crew for Legally Blonde. Elsewhere: Wig & Make-Up Designer Assistant/Makeup Artisan for the 2015 and 2016 summer seasons at the Utah Festival Opera and Musical Theatre (Logan, Utah). Film: Key Make-up Artist for Tim Neumann’s Danger Quest and for BYU Broadcasting’s 2014 “Y” Awards, Makeup Artist for BYU TV’s Studio C.

MARIA LENN, Costume DesignerThird-year graduate student from Evansville, IndianaAt CCM: Costume Designer for Ah, Wilderness!, Cutter/Draper for Idomeneo, Swan Lake and The Merry Widow; Assistant Design for Hansel and Gretel and The Heidi Chronicles. Elsewhere: Costume Coordination for Peter Pan and Cutter/Draper for Hunchback of Notre Dame, When You Wish and Sister Act at Tuacahn Center for the Arts (St. George, Utah); Costume Designer for Boeing Boeing and The Church Basement Ladies at Wayside Theater (Middletown, Virginia), Costume Designer for The Mystery of Edwin Drood and Romeo and Juliet at the University of Evansville (Evansville, Indiana), Wardrobe Supervisor for Norwegian Cruise Line.

ERIK MCCANDLESS, Lighting DesignerSecond-year graduate student from Evansville, IndianaAt CCM: Lighting Designer for Il signor Bruschino, Assistant Lighting Designer for The Cunning Little Vixen, The Merry Widow and Pentecost. Elsewhere: Lighting Designer for Rock of Ages at the Carnegie Visual and Performing Arts Center (Covington, Kentucky) and Spring Awakening at University of Southern Indiana Theatre (Evansville, Indiana), Lighting Designer for In the Next Room (The Vibrator Play) and Assistant Lighting Designer for Madame Butterfly at Kentucky Opera (Louisville, Kentucky), Assistant Lighting Designer for Lady of the Camellias at Cincinnati Ballet.

PRODUCTION STAFF PROFILESSTAFF

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PRODUCTION STAFFAssociate Director ...................................................................................Andreas HagerChorusmaster .....................................................................................Matthew SwansonSupertitles ...................................................................................................Natalie MartellSupertitles Operator .............................................................................. Andrew VolzerTechnical Director ...................................................................................Brett PavlovichAssistant Technical Director .............................................................Rebecca ClancyAssistant Stage Managers .........................Kaelyn Kreicbergs, Chelsea TaylorProduction Assistant .............................................................................. Andrew VolzerAssistant Scenic Designers .....................Karly Hasselfeld, Theron WineingerAssistant Lighting Designers ................Marissa Childress, Elanor Eberhardt Sound Supervisor .......................................................................................Steven MosesAssistant Costume Designers ..............................Twila Johnson, Ashley TrujilloAssistant Wig & Make-Up Designers ............Meredith Keister, Missy WhiteProps Masters...........................................................Logan Greenwell, Olivia LeighSet Construction Crew ............................... Matthew Barnett, Chandler Bates,

Jacob Bober, Zach Buscher, Garek Bushnell, Travis Byrne, Jacob Clark, Will Clark, Lindsey Cohen,

Zoe Cotzias, Briana Czatt, Noelle Evans, Matt Fox, Aaron Fuentes, Beth Goodill, Will Graham,

Krista Hanks, Justin Hollingsworth, Kelly Howland, Christopher Jacobs, Janelle John-Lewis, Maddie Kevelson,

Nick King, Julie Lasonczyk, Jenna Lawhorn, Zach Lipo Zovic, Graham Lutes, Jeremy Maislin, Gabriella Medina,

Amy Melia, Audrey Melko, Tori Merrick, Kendall Montunnas, Lindsey Mummert, Emily Murdock, Briley Oakley,

Abigail Palen, Aaron Palmer, Eliza Palter, Samuel Peterson, Marissa Picciuto, Kate Pozner, Madison Pullman, Paige Rogozinski, Gabe Rosenthal, Haleigh Sano,

Jack Steiner, Gabriel Trillana, Andrew Volzer, Emily Wallace, Hannah Werle, Elizabeth Williams, Cole Wright

Scenic Charge Artist ...........................................................................Karly HasselfeldAssistant Scenic Charge Artists .....................................................Whitney Glover,

Logan Greenwell, Will SawyerMaster Carpenter .............................................................................................Ben WoidaScene Shop Assistants .....................................William Becker, Rebecca Clancy,

Ethan Dorian, Meagan Edwards, Tim Italiano, Caroline Kamper, Andrew Leone, Andrew Martin,

Cole Nevins, Brett Pavlovich, Haley Schutzenberger, Gus Tucker, Christian Wade, Ben Woida

Paint Crew ......................................................................Ellie Fangman, Kylie Kanter, Levi Kiess, Jenn Pallas, Lindsey Purvis

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Props Graduate Assistants .......................Matthew D. Hamel, Mara Tunnicliff Props Construction Crew ..............................................Jack Broda, Cari Camper,

Ethan Dorian, Justin Dudzik, Bryce Edmonston, Ellie Fangman, Logan Greenwell, Kylie Kanter,

Olivia Leigh, Sam Lewis, Cole Nevins, Jenn Pallas, Chris Wade, Theron Wineinger, Meghan Winter

Master Electrician .....................................................................................Alec MolinaroAssistant Master Electricians ...................................... Ben Christ, Andy HillmanLight Board Operator ...............................................................................Andy HillmanSpot Operators .......................................................Matthew Barnett, Erin MagnerDeck Electricians .................................................................. Courtney Hikenlooper,

Kelly Howland, Margo LeistElectrics Crew ........................................................Quinn Barret, Parker Conzone,

Chris Dissinger, Justin Dudzik, Wally Eastland, Stephen Enochian, Gabby Giles, Gabe Hileman,

Hannah Holtsclaw, Erin Keehnen, Zach Lipo Zovic, Oliver Littleton, Liz McGovern, Amy Melia, Frank Viskup, Devaka Walpola, Hallie Wilde

Electrics Shop Manager .....................................................................Jeremy DominikElectrics Shop Assistants .................................Wally Eastland, Oliver Littleton,

Erik McCandless, Nick SaikiSound Board Operator...................................................................................Skye ConeSound Shop Supervisor ......................................................................... Patrick JansenSound Shop Graduate Assistants ...........................................Matt D. Birchmeier,

Patrick Jansen, Jake Jobes, Steve Moses

Sound Load-In Crew .................................. Matt D. Birchmeier, Patrick Jansen, Jake Jobes, Sam Lewis, Michael Osterwisch

Costume Shop Graduate Assistants ........................................Jessica Barksdale, Ashley Berg, Maria Lenn,

Brandon Thompson, Ashley TrujilloPatternmakers/Drapers ............................Jessica Barksdale, Laura Molander,

Susan MorrisonWardrobe Crew Head .............................................................................Antwan JonesWardrobe Running Crew .............................. Maridee Alexander, Travis Byrne,

Caroline Castleman, Jacob Clark, Lindsey Cohen, Christopher Jacobs, Meredith Keister, Zach Lipo Zovic,

Tori Merrick, Lindsey Mummert, Marissa Picciuto, Missy White, Elizabeth Williams, Cole Wright

Wig & Make-up Crew Head ...........................................................Meredith KeisterWig & Make-up Running Crew ................................Briana Czatt, Will Graham,

Janelle John-Lewis, Amy Melia, Paige Rogozinski, Hanna Werle

Stage Management Office Assistants .............. Jeffrey Harwood, Tori Rezek

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2016-17 SPONSORS & PARTNERSSPONSORS

CCM recognizes and thanks the following corporations, foundations and individuals for their generous support:

Louise Dieterle Nippert Trust Scholarship and Resident Artist Sponsor

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation CCM/CSO Diversity Fellowship Sponsor

The Otto M. Budig Family Foundation Season Presenting Sponsor, Musical Theatre Program Sponsor & Event Sponsor

The Corbett Endowment at CCM Dance Department Supporter & All-Steinway School Sponsor

The Greater Cincinnati FoundationH. Wayne Ferguson Family FoundationThe Carol Ann and Ralph V. Haile, Jr./ U.S. Bank FoundationThe Louise H. and David S. Ingalls Foundation, Inc.Frances R. Luther Charitable Trust Community Partners

Macy’s Mainstage Season Production Sponsor

Mr. & Mrs. Edward S. Rosenthal Opera Department Sponsor

Genevieve Smith Opera Production Sponsor

The Joseph and Frances Jones Poetker Fund of the Cambridge Charitable Foundation, Ritter & Randolph, LLC, Corporate Counsel Visiting Artists Sponsor

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Anonymous The Estate of Mr. William A. Friedlander Mrs. William A. Friedlander Dr. & Mrs. Randolph L. Wadsworth Mr. & Mrs. Frank Bloom Mr. & Mrs. J. David Rosenberg Mr. & Mrs. Harry H. Santen Mr. & Mrs. Paul G. Sittenfeld Mr. & Mrs. Thomas E. Stegman Dr. & Mrs. Theodore W. Striker The Thomas J. Emery Memorial Ariel Quartet Sponsors

Jan Rogers

Willard and Jean Mulford Charitable Fund of the Cambridge Charitable Foundation Choral Studies Sponsors

Ms. Margaret L. Straub & Mr. Neil R. Artman Studio Drama Series Sponsor

Judith Heiny and Piotr Chomczynski Polish Festival Sponsor

The Sarah Marvin Foundation for the Performing Arts Classical Guitar Sponsor

Mr. & Mrs. Joseph W. Hirschhorn Orchestral Sponsor

Rosemary & Mark Schlachter Dance Sponsor

Northwestern Mutual Musical Theatre Sponsor

CCMpower The CCM Harmony Fund: Challenging Hate and Prejudice through Performing Arts Jeff Thomas Catering Sigma Alpha Iota Graeter’s Event Sponsors

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TAPAA FACULTY & STAFF

Rocco Dal Vera, TAPAA Division Head/ProducerSteve Beirens, Dance Instructor/Ballet John Thomas Bell, Dance Instructor/Ballet Aubrey Berg, Chair of Musical Theatre DepartmentMichael Blankenship, Resident Scenic ArtistRebecca Bromels, Arts AdministrationJeffrey Brown, TD&P Instructor/Video MediaLydia Brown, Opera Vocal CoachKa-Ron Brown Lehman, Dance Instructor/ModernDeirdre Carberry, Resident Dance Choreographer/BalletMichael Carr, Musical Theatre Instructor/MovementMarilyn Caskey, Vocal ProductionRebecca Childs, Musical Theatre Instructor/Music TheoryColleen Condit, Dance Program ManagerAnne Cushing-Reid, Arts Administration InstructorDenise Dal Vera, Business Skills for the Actor InstructorKimberly Daniel de Acha, Voice/Musical TheatreVince DeGeorge, Musical Theatre/Opera PerformanceWendy Dorn, TD&P InstructorIsabelle Elefson, Dance InstructorJames H. Gage, Resident Lighting DesignerDiaz Gema, Dance InstructorStephen Goers, Musical Theatre Instructor/Music DirectorEmma Griffin, Opera DirectorRoger Grodsky, Musical Theatre Vocal Coach/ConductorRobin Guarino, Chair of Opera DepartmentPatti Hall, TAPAA Program ManagerMark Halpin, Resident Scenic DesignerJean Hamilton, Arts Administration Department DirectorRichard E. Hess, Chair of Acting DepartmentSteve Irwin, Dance Instructor/Hip-HopJonnie Lynn Jacobs-Percer, Dance Instructor/BalletPatti James, Tap/Jazz/Choreography/Musical TheatreQi Jiang, Chair of Dance DepartmentFoster Johns, Vocal Productionk. Jenny Jones, Acting/Movement, Stage CombatMichele Kay, Chair of TD&P/Stage ManagementMike Kelly, Dance Instructor/Ballet

STAFFDivision of Theatre Arts, Production and Arts Administration

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Diane Lala, Resident Musical Theatre Choreographer/Jazz/PilatesWendy LeBorgne, Voice Pathologist Jeremy Lee, Resident Sound Designer Marie-France Lefebvre, Opera Coach Patricia Linhart, Voice/Musical Theatre Terry (Ben) Lusk, Opera CoachAndré Megerdichian, Resident Dance Choreographer/Modern/Somatics D. Lynn Meyers, Drama Instructor/Audition TechniquesJudith Mikita, Dance Instructor/ModernKathryn Miller, Resident Properties ArtisanSteve Miller, Associate Technical Director Dean Mogle, Resident Costume Designer Laura Molander, Theatre Costume TechSusan Morrison, Technical Theatre SpecialistSusan Moser, Acting and Opera Instructor/Theatre MovementRobert G. Pavlovich, Acting for the Camera/Theatre History Katelyn Groh Reid, Instructor/DialectsBrant Russell, Script Analysis/DirectorRebecca Senske, Associate Costume DesignerStirling Shelton, Technical DirectorD’Arcy Smith, Voice Production/Vocal CoachJulie Spangler, Musical Theatre Instructor/Music DirectorSharon Stith, Financial AdministratorKristin Suess, Arts Administration Instructor/Career Management Michael Tevlin, Resident Dance Choreographer/BalletDaniel Townsend, Make-Up and Wigs InstructorRegina Truhart, Costume TechnologyAndrea Tutt, Dance InstructorThomas C. Umfrid, Resident Scenic DesignerSuzette Boyer Webb, Dance Instructor/BalletKyle Wichman, Scene Shop ForemanMark C. Williams, Lighting Technology and DesignKaren Wissel, Dance Instructor/ModernScott Woolley, Sound InstructorKelly A. Yurko, Resident Make-Up and Wigs DesignerAdam Zeek, Resident Master Electrician

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bruce d. mcclung, Interim Dean and Thomas James Kelly Professor of Music

Scott Lipscomb, Associate Dean and Director of Graduate Studies

John Martin, Assistant Dean of Preparatory and Community Engagement

Andrea M. Fitzgerald, Assistant Dean of Enrollment Services

Kathryn Zajac Albertson, Senior Admissions Officer

Kandice Odister, Admissions Program Manager

Diane White, Director of Business Affairs

Steve McConnell, Business Manager

TJ Hizer, Human Resources Consultant

Rayburn Dobson, Jr., Senior Director of Performance Operations

Beth Dochinger, Senior Director of Development and External Relations

Karen Tully, Director of Development and External Relations

Stephanie Dumais, Assistant Director of Constituent Development

Curt Whitacre, Director of Marketing and Communications

Mikki Graff, Graphic Designer

Rebecca Butts, Assistant Public Information Officer

Alexandra Doyle, Charlotte Kies, Public Information Assistants

Mark Lyons, Photographer

John McDonagh, Director of Facilities and Performance Services

Eric Wolfley, Director of Piano Services

Rebekah Whitacre, Piano Technician

Simón Sotelo, Director of Recording Services

Eric Louie, Scheduling Manager

Jeanne Rose, Box Office Manager

Seika Fukumoto, Karen Lee, Joe Murrell, Box Office Assistant Managers

Olivia Baer, Annie Barr, Daniel Blevins, Mackenzie Brauns, Albert Carter, Jr., Rachel Culley, Taylor Fleshman, Gabi Gorgas, Delaney Jacob, Zach Jones, Charlotte Kies, Brent Levy, Shannon Lock, Jerome McCray, Anthony Smith, Box Office Staff

Kate Alexandra, Abigail Martin, Eric Morin, House Managers

Desiree Adams, Faroq Al-Rjoub, Charlie Aloisi, Alvin Ashlaw, Nicki Berger, Emilio Carlo, Jabari Carter, Nicole Chance, Lily Couch, Ilona Eke, Kyle Evanoff, Ryan Garrett, Nick Garver, Paula Gibson, Nicholas Heffelfinger, Alison Hinton, Casey Hull, Pauline Humbert, Jennelle John-Lewis, Philip Johnson-Richardson, Umpha Koroma, Kyle Lamb, Jalen Lee, Miranda Martin, Steve McClain, Anurag Neti, Madison Nuss, Kayliegh Overmyer, Max Schaefer, Jenna Sehmann, Micah Tawney, House and Operations Staff

Nick King, Operations Assistant Manager

Wendling Printing Company, Printing

House Industries, Neutra Text Font Design

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GENERAL INFORMATIONCCM BOX OFFICE: Located in the CCM Atrium, the Box Office is open Monday through Friday, noon-5:30 p.m.; Saturday, noon-4 p.m.; and one hour prior to curtain for Mainstage performances. MasterCard, Visa and Discover cards are accepted. CCM Box Office, P.O. Box 210003, Cincinnati, OH 45221-0003; 513-556-4183.

PARKING: Convenient parking is available in the CCM Garage at the base of Corry Boulevard off of Jefferson Avenue. Additional parking is available in garages throughout the UC campus. Any questions concerning on-campus parking should be directed to UC Parking Services at 513-556-2283.

TAX CREDIT: If you find that you cannot attend your performance, your tickets may be donated for tax credit as a charitable contribution. Simply notify the Box Office prior to the performance to release your seats, and give your name and address. A tax donation receipt will be mailed to you.

EMERGENCY CALLS: If you are likely to receive an emergency call during a performance, please leave your name and seat location with the House Manager. If you have a beeper, we also request that you leave it with the House Manager along with your seat number so as not to disturb the audience and performers. In case of emergencies, this will help us locate you as quickly as possible.

LOST AND FOUND: 513-556-9413

HOUSE POLICIES: The House Manager has been instructed to minimize the disturbance to patrons already seated when accommodating latecomers. The director and producer of each production select times that are least likely to interrupt the performance, and latecomers will be seated only during these times. Latecomers who miss these opportunities will not be admitted until intermission. Children under the age of six are not to be admitted.

CAMERAS, PHONES AND RECORDING DEVICES: The use of cameras, with or without flashes, recording devices, cellular phones and other electronic devices inside the theater is strictly prohibited. Please leave them with the House Manager.

SMOKING AND REFRESHMENTS: Smoking and refreshments are not permitted in the theater. Effective January 1, 2006, smoking is prohibited inside all buildings, athletics facilities and vehicles owned,

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operated or leased by the University of Cincinnati. Smoking is also prohibited within 25 feet of all university building entrances, exits, air intakes and operable windows. Smoking shall not be permitted on any bridge, overpass or enclosed walkway.

HEARING ENHANCEMENT: Telex listening devices are available for checkout during performances in both Patricia Corbett Theater and Corbett Auditorium. Please inquire at the Box Office.

WHEELCHAIR SEATING: Wheelchair seating is available in both theaters. Seating is limited, so reservations should be made with the Box Office when ordering tickets. These seats are subject to availability.

GROUP SALES: The Box Office can accommodate groups for major productions and concerts. Preview and benefit performances are also available for some productions. For more information, call the CCM Box Office at 513-556-4183.

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The purpose of these performances is educational, and they are part of the University of Cincinnati academic program.

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CINCINNATI OPERA2017 SEASON AT THE ARONOFF

(513) 241-2742cincinnatiopera.org

Season FundersSeason Presenting Sponsor Preferred Healthcare Provider

Giacomo Puccini

La BohèmeJune 15, 17, 22 & 24

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FridaJune 23–July 8

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

The Magic FluteJuly 15, 20, 22 & 23m

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Opera in the ParkJune 11 in Washington Park

SPECIAL COLLABORATION WITH CONCERT:NOVAMissy Mazzoli & Royce Vavrek

Song from the UproarJuly 17, 18, 19 & 21

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College Nights@ EnsEmblE ThEaTrE CinCinnaTi

Get two $10 advance tickets for any 7:00 pm Sunday performance inthe 2016-2017 Season (excludes holiday show) with valid student i.d.

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jan 17 – feb 5

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family-friendly musical

nov 30 – dec 30

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The CSO’s community-wide

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Come HOME for Thanksgiving

weekend concerts NOV 25 & 26, 2016

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Join us for a series of free community events throughout the month of November!

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NOV 25: Drink, Draw + Listen

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