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DirectorConductor/Music Director

Cover ConductorScenic Designer

Costume DesignerLighting Designer

Hair & Make-up DesignerDiction CoachChorus MasterChoreographer

Assistant ConductorsSupertitles

Stage Manager

Omer Ben SeadiaKathleen KellyDiego Piedra ‡Jeffrey BauerCamille ChararaRob MurphySamantha WhetstoneTimothy CheekJessica AllenMolly Paberzs Trevor Chartrand, Joshua MarzanChris BergenRachel Kaplow

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‡ Diego Piedra will conduct on March 27, 2016.

dramma giocoso in two acts

Music by Wolfgang Amadeus MozartLibretto by Lorenzo da Ponte

Così fan tutte premiered, January 26, 1790, at the Burgtheater in Vienna

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March 24 & 26, 2016 March 25 & 27, 2016Fiordiligi ..........................................Kara Mulder .............................Laurie Ann TaylorDorabella ..................................... Olivia Johnson ...................... Maddie MontambaultDespina ..................................... Amy Petrongelli ..................................Sandra PeriordFerrando .............................................Josh Lovell .................... Carlos Enrique SantelliGuglielmo .................................. John Daugherty ................................ Zachary CrowleDon Alfonso ............................... Jonathan Harris ................................ Paul GrosvenorChaperone ................................... Joseph Johnson .................................Joseph Johnson

Ensemble .....................................Giovanni Bellegarde, Justin Burgess, Lyndsay Burke, Ann Marie Calvaneso, Tori Darnell, Emily Davidson, Walker Durell, Aldon Knolls, Camille Primeau, Allison Prost, Andrew Schafer, Isabel Signoret, Megan Wheeler

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Violin I .......................................................Emily Acri‡, Yu Chao Weng, Tiffany Kang, Benjamin Jackson, Sofia Pokrzywa, Zoie HightowerViolin II................................... Paula Su*, Chihiro Kakishima, Sarah Catherine Straw, Allison Taylor, Abigail Schneider, Cassidy GoldblattViola ....................... Lindzy Volk*, Madeline Warner, Aimee McAnulty, Patrick MarshCello ..............................................Nathan Walhout*, Hanna Rumora, Joshua DeVriesDouble Bass .............................................................. Maggie Hasspacher*, Conor FlynnFlute .............................................................................Onalee Kineman*, Paulina TsaoOboe ....................................................................... Jonathan Conjurske*, Nicole JoslinClarinet ................................................................... Jakob Lenhardt*, Bum NamkoongBassoon .........................................................................Jake Byrne*, Matthew WildmanHorn ............................................................................Daniel Salera*, Spencer SchaeferTrumpet .........................................................................John Wogaman*, Bret MagliolaPercussion ..................................................................................................David NewtonPianoforte ............Trevor Chartrand (March 24 & 26), Joshua Marzan (March 25 & 27)

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synopsis

Setting: Venice, Italy, present day

ACT IAt the crack of a new day, four young people: Ferrando, Guglielmo, Fiordiligi, and Dorabella, arrive in Venice. Accompanied by their chaperone, they set out on an exciting adventure in a new city. Don Alfonso debates women’s constancy with Ferrando and Guglielmo, young officers who insist their sweethearts -- the sisters Dorabella and Fiordiligi -- are faithful. Alfonso bets that if they give him one day and do everything he asks, he will prove the sisters are like all other women -- fickle. Fiordiligi and Dorabella are comparing pictures of their boyfriends when Alfonso pays a visit, bringing news that Guglielmo and Ferrando have been ordered away with their regiment. The two men appear, and the sisters, overwhelmed with grief, bid them farewell. Alfonso is delighted with his plot and feels certain of winning his wager. Despina consoles the ladies and advises them to forget their old lovers with the help of new ones. The girls, scandalized by Despina’s depiction of men as swaggering liars, depart. Alfonso convinces Despina to help him introduce new suitors into the sisters’ favor, then brings in “gondoliers” — Ferrando and Guglielmo in disguise. Fiordiligi and Dorabella don’t warm to the newcomers at all, with Fiordiligi likening her constancy to a rock in a storm, and they take their leave again. The men, confident of winning their bet, are thrilled, and Ferrando sings amorously of his steadfast sweetheart, but Alfonso reminds him the day is not yet over. As the sisters debate what to do next, the gondoliers storm their cabana claiming to have taken poison. The women call Despina, who urges them to care for the men while she fetches a medic. She returns disguised as a lifeguard, pretends to draw off the poison, then watches with Alfonso as Fiordiligi and Dorabella waver under renewed protestations of love.

ACT IIIn the afternoon, Despina urges Fiordiligi and Dorabella to choose their favorite, and each picks the other’s suitor. After the gondoliers serenade the sisters, Despina and Alfonso give lessons in courting and leave the young people together. Guglielmo, courting Dorabella, succeeds in replacing her gift from Ferrando with a new charm. Ferrando has no such luck with Fiordiligi, who still thinks guiltily of Guglielmo. Comparing notes later, Ferrando is furious over Dorabella’s betrayal, but Alfonso is not finished yet. Under Despina’s supervision, Dorabella tries to persuade Fiordiligi to give in, but Fiordiligi decides that she and Dorabella must join their lovers at the front. Ferrando appears, however, and wins her over. Now Guglielmo is furious, but the officers still owe Alfonso time: as night falls he plans a double wedding. The couples are married by a “notary” -- again Despina in disguise. As they sign the contracts, the women hear a military march that heralds the return of their original suitors. They force the gondoliers into hiding and try to compose themselves for Ferrando and Guglielmo, who shed their disguises and enter, dressed as soldiers. Confessions are made by the sisters, and forgiveness is begged. Alfonso bids the lovers learn their lesson, and with a hymn to reason and enlightenment, the day comes to a close. — courtesy of Opera News

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Wolfgang amadeUs mozart (Composer) Born in Salzburg on January 27, 1756, Mozart was a child prodigy. His earliest known composition was written when he was five, and he began performing publicly a short time later. By the age of 13 he had written concertos, sonatas, symphonies, a German operetta, and an Italian opera buffa. In 1771 Mozart was appointed concertmaster to the archbishop of Salzburg. He moved to Vienna in 1781 where he married Constanze Weber. Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction from the Seraglio, 1782), a singspiel combining songs and German

dialogue, brought Mozart some success. With the librettist Lorenzo Da Ponte he created the comic masterpiece Le Nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro, 1786), which, after a lukewarm reception in Vienna, became a sensation in Prague. From that city also came the commission that resulted in Don Giovanni (1787). In the space of three months in 1788 Mozart composed his last three symphonies—No. 39 in E Flat, No. 40 in G Minor, and the Jupiter Symphony. Returning to Vienna, Mozart composed his clarinet quintet (1789); his last opera buffa, Così fan tutte (1790), and his last piano concerto, the Piano Concerto in B Flat (1791). In Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute, 1791), Mozart returned to the German opera in the singspiel. Its composition was interrupted by a commission from a wealthy nobleman for a requiem mass and by the composition of La Clemenza di Tito (1791). After the production of Die Zauberflöte, Mozart worked feverishly on the requiem, with the foreboding that it would commemorate his own death. He died at the age of 35 without finishing it.

lorenzo da ponte (Librettist) (1749-1838) The son of a Jewish tanner and leather dealer, Da Ponte entered the seminary and was ordained as a priest. After leaving the seminary, he went to Venice, where his romantic adventures eventually led to a fifteen-year banishment on charges of adultery. Da Ponte went to Vienna, where he became poet to the Italian theatre for nine years. There he wrote the libretti of three of Mozart’s operas— The Marriage of Figaro (1786), Don Giovanni (1787), and Così fan tutte (1790)—and many other works. Banished again because of scandal, he wandered through Europe settling in

1791 in London. There he worked as a tutor of Italian, a bookseller, and a librettist to the Drury Lane Theatre, until he went bankrupt in 1804. He set out for America in 1805, but he failed as a grocer in New Jersey. The rest of his life he spent as a celebrated teacher of Italian language and culture. He taught nearly 2,000 private pupils and was appointed professor of Italian language and literature at Columbia in 1830. In 1833 he helped establish the Italian Opera House in New York City, where 28 performances of Italian opera were given before the theatre was transferred to other management. Da Ponte’s last years were marred by poverty and the failure of his Italian opera. He wrote a remarkable collection of memoirs (ed. by Arthur Livingston, tr. 1929) detailing his extraordinary life.

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aboUt the cast giovanni bellegarde (Ensemble) sophomore, BM Vocal Perf., Brooklyn, NYJUstin bUrgess (Ensemble) sophomore, BM Vocal Perf., South Lyon, MIlyndsay bUrke (Ensemble) senior, BM Vocal Perf., BM Vocal Music Educ., Commerce

Township, MIann marie calvaneso (Ensemble) junior, BM Vocal Perf., Bloomfield Hills, MIzachary croWle (Guglielmo) grad student, MM Vocal Perf., Horseheads, NYtori darnell (Ensemble) junior, BM Vocal Perf., Bloomfield Hills, MIJohn daUgherty (Guglielmo) grad student, DMA Vocal Perf., Tijeras, NMemily davidson (Ensemble) sophomore, BM Vocal Perf., Carrollton, TXWalker dUrell (Ensemble) first-year, BM Vocal Perf., Albuquerque, NMpaUl grosvenor (Don Alfonso) grad student, MM Vocal Perf., Brooklyn, NYJonathan harris (Don Alfonso) grad student, DMA Vocal Perf., New Orleans, LAJoseph Johnson (Aunt/Chaperone) grad student, MM Vocal Perf., Midland, MIolivia Johnson (Dorabella) grad student, MM Vocal Perf., Jacksonville, NCaldon knolls (Ensemble) sophomore, BM Vocal Perf., Columbus, OHJosh lovell (Ferrando) grad student, MM Vocal Perf., Victoria, British Columbia, Canadamaddie montambaUlt (Dorabella) junior, BM Vocal Perf., Ann Arbor, MIkara mUlder (Fiordiligi) grad student, MM Vocal Perf., Havertown, PAsandra periord (Despina) grad student, MM Vocal Perf., Saline, MIamy petrongelli (Despina) grad student, DMA Vocal Perf., Harrison, MIcamille primeaU (Ensemble) sophomore, BM Vocal Perf., Royal Oak, MIallison prost (Ensemble) senior, BM Vocal Perf./BM Music Educ., Troy, MIcarlos enriqUe santelli (Ferrando) grad student, MM Vocal Perf., Orlando, FLandreW schafer (Ensemble) BM Vocal Music Educ., Novi, MIisabel signoret (Ensemble) sophomore, BM Vocal Perf., Coral Gables, FLlaUrie ann taylor (Fiordiligi) grad student, MM Vocal Perf., Carrollton, GAmegan Wheeler (Ensemble) sophomore, BM Vocal Perf., Los Angeles, CA

Jeff baUer (Scenic Designer) Recent: The Day of The Gypsy  (RPM Productions, Harris Theater, Scenery & Costumes). U-M: Currents & Crossings, The Barber of Seville, Don Giovanni, Falstaff, The Elixir of Love. Regional: Pygmalion, Sleuth, Gross Indecency (Court Theatre); Winter, Trying (Victory Gardens, Off-Broadway, Ford’s) Madama Butterfly, The Turn of the Screw, Shining Brow (Chicago Opera Theater, Anchorage Opera); Three Premiers (Hubbard Street Dance), Dracula, Cinderella, The Tempest, Peter Pan (Grand  Rapids Ballet).  Awards: Gesualdo (Emmy nomination PBS); Joseph Jefferson - Best Scenery (five nominations); Artistic Associate - RPM Productions; Design Faculty, Theatre School at DePaul University.

omer ben seadia (Director) is quickly establishing herself as one of the exciting fresh voices in opera, directing an array of repertoire including L’italiana in Algeri, A Streetcar Named Desire, Der Kaiser von Atlantis, Brundibár, Don Pasquale, The Sound of Music and more. Ms. Ben Seadia has worked at various companies including Houston Grand Opera, The Israeli Opera, Cincinnati Opera, Portland Opera, Opera Santa Barbara, Crested Butte Music Festival, and The International Vocal Arts Institute. Omer is a graduate of the Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music and Seminar Ha’Kibutzim, School of Performing Arts as well as the Merola Opera Program.

camille charara (Costume Designer) is a fourth year BFA art and design candidate in the Penny W. Stamps School of Arts & Design as well as a BFA design and production candidate at the SMTD concentrating in costume design.  U-M:  The Arabian Nights (CD), Gianni Schicchi (Lauretta CD),  The Music Man (Assistant CD).  Awards:  2016 KC/ACTF The Focal Press/Rafael Jaen Award; 2016 KC/ACTF Region Design Projects Honorable Mention - Costume Design; Featured in Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design’s 2013 Juried Undergraduate Exhibition.

rachel kaploW (Stage Manager) is a senior BFA design and production candidate with a concentration in stage management. U-M: Green Day’s American Idiot (SM), Stupid Fucking Bird (SM), Dead Man Walking (1st ASM), A Grand Night For Singing (SM), Scholarship Showcase (SM), Marisol (1st ASM), A Little Night Music (1st ASM), August: Osage County (ASM). MUSKET: Into the Woods (PSM). Basement Arts: Treasure Island (SM), Tape (ASM), Tragedy: A Tragedy (SM). Rachel is also the Production Stage Manger of Basement Arts. Regional Theatre: Thoreau: Or Return to Walden (PA), I Saw My Neighbor on a Train and I Didn’t Even Smile (PA), Berkshire Theatre Group. Awards: KCACTF: 2016 Regional Stage Management Fellowship Award for Green Day’s American Idiot. She will represent the department at the national awards held at the Kennedy Center in April.

kathleen kelly (Conductor/Music Director) SMTD Assoc. Prof. of Music, Coach/Conductor, was the first woman and first American named as Director of Musical Studies at the Vienna State Opera. Opera: Metropolitan Opera, San Francisco Opera, Houston Grand Opera, Glimmerglass Festival, Washington National Opera; Recital: Vienna Musikverein, Kennedy Center, Weill Recital Hall. Upcoming: Judge, 2016 Richard Tucker Competition;

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aboUt the creative team Judge, Cooper-Bing competition; Residency, Baylor University; Guest Coach, Washington National Opera and Los Angeles Opera; Alexandria (VA) Symphony. 

rob mUrphy (Lighting Designer) is an Assoc. Professor of Design in the Dept. of Theatre & Drama. U-M: Green Day’s American Idiot, Iphigenia at Aulis, The Barber of Seville, Ariadne auf Naxos, The Full Monty, Brigadoon, Much Ado About Nothing, Into the Woods, Armide, Macbeth, Evita, Albert Herring, Ella Minnow Pea. Regional Theatre: Almost 100 LORT scenic and lighting designs: The Guthrie Theatre, Mark Taper Forum, La Jolla Playhouse, NY Theatre Workshop; worked with directors Robert Woodruff, Anne Bogart, Bartlett Sher, Micheal Grief, and Oskar Eustis; former resident designer: Trinity Rep. Co., Missouri Rep. Theatre (now the Kansas City Rep).

diego piedra (Cover Conductor) is currently a doctoral candidate in orchestral conducting at U-M. Born in Costa Rica, he has studied with Bruce Berg, Yehonatan Berick and Kenneth Kiesler. His master classes as violinist and conductor include the Guarneri String Quartet, Andrew Manze, Carl St. Clair and Gennady Rozhdestvensky. Diego is the featured guest artist at the Dubuque Symphony Orchestra’s Summer String Camp. He has guest conducted the National Symphony Orchestra of Costa Rica, the Municipal Orchestra of Cartago, and the University of Costa Rica’s Symphony Orchestra.

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This production is entered in the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival (KC/ACTF). The aims of this national theater education program are to identify and promote quality in college-level theater productions. To this end, each production entered is eligible for a response by a regional KC/ACTF representative, and certain students are selected to participate in KC/ACTF programs involving awards, scholarships, and special grants for actors, playwrights, designers, and critics at both the regional and national levels.

AARON P. DWORKIN, DEANPaul Boylan Collegiate Professor of Music

John Ellis, Assoc. Professor of MusicAssoc. Dean for Productions, Programs & Partnerships

UNIVERSITY OPERA THEATREOpera .......................... Kay Walker Castaldo, Robert SwedbergOpera Coach/Conductor................................... Kathleen KellyDiction .............................................................Timothy CheekVoice Chair ......................................................... Stephen WestVoice ................ David Daniels, Kristen Eder, Caroline Helton, Freda Herseth, Stephen Lusmann, Stanford Olsen, Carmen Pelton, Scott Piper, Melody Racine, Matthew Thompson, Daniel Washington, Nadine WashingtonProf. Emeritus ................................................... George Shirley

UNIVERSITY PHILHARMONIA ORCHESTRA Director of Orchestras ..................................... Kenneth KieslerAssoc. Director of Orchestras ................................... Orial SansDirector of Ensemble Operations ...........................Emily AversManager & Librarian ...............................................Paul FeenyCoordinator ........................................................ Anna DarnellPersonnel Manager .........................................Rotem WeinbergEquipment Assts. ..................Ryan McDonald, Derek Mitchell

UNIVERSITY PRODUCTIONSADMINISTRATIVE STAFFDirector ................................................................Jeffrey KurasFinancial Specialist Senior .............................. Fatima AbdullahAdministrative Assistant Senior .............Evelyn Craft-RobinsonMarketing & Communications Dir. ........... Kerianne M. TupacGraphic Design ....................................................CAP DesignsPhotographer .................................... Peter Smith PhotographyInformation Systems Manager ......................... Henry ReynoldsFacilities Manager ................................................Shannon RiceHouse Mgr. of Performance Halls....................Dianne Widzinski Usher Coordinator ................................................Brian RoddyLM House Manager ................................................Rick KatonSenior Backstage Operations Mgr. .........................Barry LaRueBackstage Operations Mgrs. ........Mark Gordon, David Pickell, Dane Racicot, Donald C. WatkinsAdmin. Office Assts. .....Violet Andrews-Kelly, Jeannie Sandefer PRODUCTION STAFFProduction Manager .....................................Amanda MengdenProduction Stage Manager...................................Nancy UffnerProduction Office Assts. ................................... Brooke Cowen, Aishawarya Singh, Rachel WaddellTechnical Dir. (Power) ................................... Douglas EdwardsTechnical Dir. (Walgreen) ......................Richard W. Lindsay, Jr.Master Carpenter .................................................. Paul HunterCarpenter ...........................................Russ Dunham (on leave)

Charge Scenic Artist (Power) ..............................Toni Y. AulettiCharge Scenic Artist (Walgreen) .......................Beth SandmaierProperties Manager.........................................Patrick A. DroneAssoc. Properties Manager ....................................Sarah TannerProperties Artisan ................................................Dan EricksonTheatrical Lighting Director ............................Mark Allen BergSound Engineers .......................Roger Arnett, Henry ReynoldsCostume Shop Manager ......................................Laura BrinkerAsst. Costume Shop Manager .........................Leslie Ann SmithCutter/Drapers .....Corey Collins, Lea M. Morello, T J WilliamsonCrafts Artisan ...........................................Elizabeth GundersonCostume Stock Administrator .............................. Renae Skoog

PRODUCTION CREWFirst Asst. Stage Manager ..................................... Jessica BalakaAsst. Stage Managers ..... Mackenzi Anthony, Bailey McMillian, Amanda Wilson, Lindsey ZinbargAsst. Director ................................................Colter SchoenfishAsst. Master Electrician ......................................... Caroline UyScenery ............................................Greg Schmidt, Kyle WeberProfessional Painter ..................................... Lavinia Hanachiuc Paint .............Paulina Bromberg, Jordan Andre, Leah Mattfield, Nkeki Obi-Melekwe, Tanner Porter, Jordan Samuels, Jason Sell, Caroline-Michele Uy, Aidan Ziegler-Hansen, students of Theatre 250 & 252Properties ............................ Rachel Kaplow, Sarah McNamara, Brittany Schloskey, Jessica Schloskey, Anton Volovsek, Steven Wezelman, students of Theatre 250 & 252Professional Stitchers .. Patty Branam, Rene Plante, Suzanne YoungCostumes ..............................Lindsay Balaka, Camille Charara, Jean-Luc Deladurantaye, Kayleigh Laymon, Sophie Raymer, Rowan Renstrom-Richards, Jasper Richter, Janin Rosas, Grace Santamaria, Michaela Tanksley, Michayla VanTreeck, students of Theatre 250 & 252Sound............................................................ Alexandria ButlerTheatrical Lighting ....................Martijn Appelo, Jessica Balaka, Rachel Banks, Jennifer Barretto, Sten Eikrem, Eric Fegan, Sarah Frank, Janak Jha, Berrit Keller, Abbey Kojima, Megan Oosthoek, Benjamin Richer, Jacqueline Saldana, Nicholas Shafer, Christopher Simko, Steven Wezelman, Kaiqi Zhu, students of Theatre 250 & 252

RUNNING CREWSupertitles ...............................................Westley MontgomeryScenery ............................................................Benton DegrootProps ................................. Kathleen Taylor, Morgan WaggonerLight Board Operator ...............................................Eric FeganLighting .................................Stephanie Fitt, Clarisza RuntungWardrobe .............................. Devon Sparks‡, Hannah Clague, Alex Greenzeig, Kirsi MynttiHair & Make-up .........Samantha Whetstone‡, Hannah Clague

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Henry & Harlene AppelmanMarlys HamillPran & Debbie Jha gifts of $500 - $999David Lampe & Susan RosegrantFrank Legacki & Alicia Torres gifts of $250-$499Gordon & Elaine Didier gifts of $100-$249Bradford & Lydia BatesNorman BerlingerSteven BolliniToni & William BrannerAlan Burg & Kenneth HillenburgOliver & Susan CameronClayton CarsonKenneth & Amy ColtonPeter Ehrlich & Deborah MackieJoyce & Christopher FrostJonathan HermanLynn HobbsDavid & Lisa KoiLeslie & Susan LoomansJohn & Nancy LucasBeverly MankoBonnie MetzgerJan & M. Haskell NewmanKaren & Gary ScanlonTheodore St. AntoineDavid Uhlmann & Virginia MurphyAlexander & Sarah Wiener gifts Under $100Taylor AllenJanet AmmannJordan Andre

Athanasios Antoulinakis & Dimitra FotopoulouDaniel & Monica AtkinsDiana BachmanWalter BarajasDrew BarnesLenora BarnesKevin BehmerDavid BruceKaren ClickKevin & Judith ComptonMary CotterNorman & Anne CoxManuel Del ValleJames DelheyKathleen DiggsJohn EaganH. Jane FergusonElnora & James FinkelsteinAnn & William FurtwanglerRichard GarnerPanikos GeorgallisGarrett GoldsmithAlana GreenspanMark HaddoxMargaret HarringtonBradley & Cynthia HaycockChan-Wei Hsu & Wen-Hsiu LoLorna Hurl & David TuckerStevo & Susan JuliusJosephine Kasa-VubuJanine KerrRalph & Yarmilla KleinedlerCheryl & Henry KlobucarMonica LiebertStephen & Diane LuongoCarol & Robert LuzynskiJudith & William LynnKathryn Manthei

Maureen Martin & Michael PenskarDeidree & Robert MathisHiroko MawatariBurt & Gladys MaziaBrian McCabeN. Harris & Margaret McClamrochRaven McCrory & Thorne ComptonDavid & Gabriela McCubbreyMaureen McDanielNazarina Mwakasege-MinayaAndrew Nagy & Susan SchreiberRebecca NiehusDavid NugrahaKanan PandyaDavid PolusCharlotte Rader & Freeman AdamsDennis & Patricia RitchieDaniel Rivkin & Jennifer ConlinVeronica RussellLee RutledgeBethany SchmittRobert & Karen SchwarzRalph & Janet SmithAnna SpeckPatricia & Paul SteeleAllan & Marcia StillwagonDavid & Karen StutzMary Pat SuttingerPat TessmerBonnie ThompsonCatherine VaughnThomas & Lisa VeaseyArthur & Renata WassermanEdward WeberLisa Wolf & Aron KaufmanGary & Cathy ZiegelmeyerDavid Zubl & Ron Andrews

The University of Michigan, School of Music, Theatre & Dance gratefully acknowledges the following individuals for their support of productions at the School. Gifts to U-M SMTD productions help support all aspects of productions - sets, costumes, lighting, sound, guest artists, and more - for all the School of Music, Theatre & Dance’s mainstage shows. These funds assist in providing SMTD students with practical training experience and the opportunity to network with guest professionals. Thank you.

U-M SMTD Production Support Gifts from July 1, 2014 - March 7, 2016

We apologize for any omissions or errors made in this donor listing. Please direct questions or comments to the School of Music, Theatre & Dance Office of Development & External Relations at 734-764-5613.

Since 1974, Friends of Opera has supported the SMTD Department of Voice and its distinguished opera program, allowing voice students at the University of Michigan

to experience the greatest opportunities for study and performance. Gifts to the Friends of Opera provide discretionary support to the Department for programmatic needs such as covering the cost of opera scores for students performing in main stage productions, enriching the opera workshop program, and funding a cash prize to the winner of the annual Friends of Opera vocal competition. Gifts to the Friends of Opera Endowment provide funding for student scholarships and assist the Department in attracting top talent to its program.

The following opera enthusiasts have made a recent gift to the Friends of Opera. Their support makes a difference at the School of Music, Theatre & Dance, and also throughout the opera world, by ensuring that our students develop the skills, artistry, and experience they need to become the next generation of great opera singers. Thank you!

Friends of Opera Annual Gifts from July 1, 2014 - March 7, 2016

gifts of $2,500 & above

H. David Kaplan gifts of $1,000-$2,499Adult Learning InstituteAnne & James DuderstadtRichard LeSueur gifts of $500-$999Dale & Nancy BriggsAbba FriedmanGretchen & John JacksonDiane KirkpatrickAlan & Jean KrischJohn RomaniScott & Frances SimondsJohn & Jerry WeidenbachMarina & Robert Whitman gifts of $250-$499Carolyn AustinGretchen BatraLawrence Berlin & Jean McPhailRichard & Jo Ann DionneMartha & William GrimesWilliam Hufford & Sarah Towne HuffordLisa MazziaPeggy McCracken & Douglas Anderson

Franklin & Lynn NormanJoseph PlacekDietmar WagnerMichael Wellman  gifts of $100-$249Barbara AndersonGina AnthonWilliam & Patricia AustinGorman & Andrea BeauchampMarceline & Gerald BrightGail DensonHoward FoxThomas & Barbara GelehrterJoyce & Steven GerberDelloyd & Katie GuthKatherine & Tyrell HarrisEvelyn & David HealyBill HelferAl & Jolene HermalinLorna & Mark HildebrandtJohn A Hillabolt Warren JaworskiGordon & Lois KaneLuise KienzleJanet & John KnappSamuel & Marilyn KrimmRobert Larsen

LID: ME: 1016 (306965/728240)

❏ Enclosed is my employer (or my spouse’s) matching gift form.❏ My check is made payable to the University of Michigan.❏ Charge my gift to ❏ VISA ❏ Master Card ❏ Discover ❏ Amer. Exp.

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I want to support the U-M Opera Program with a gift to the: ❏ Friends of Opera (306965) ❏ Friends of Opera Endowment (728240)In the amount of: ❏ $1,000 ❏ $500 ❏ $250 ❏ $100 ❏ Other _______

For online giving, visit www.giving.umich.edu, e-mail Tess Eastment at tesseast@umich.edu, or call 734-764-5613School of Music, Theatre & Dance • Development Office • 2005 Baits Drive • Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2075

We apologize for any omissions or errors made in this donor listing. Please direct questions or comments to the School of Music, Theatre & Dance Office of Development & External Relations at 734-764-5613.

Kittie Berger MorelockColin & Nancy OatleyWendell OrrS. Suzanne & Sinclair PowellHarry & Gene RegenstreifRobin & Douglas RichstoneBarbara RitterDonald RitterSamuel & Nancy RobertsonRichard & Edie RosenfeldAlbert & Jane SayedPatrick & Carol SherryJoan Stark & Malcolm LowtherDuane Thomas & Judith LobatoRobert & Sandra WeitzMary & James WhiteGladys Young gifts Under $100Rosalyn BarclayMaurice & Linda BinkowElizabeth BishopNorman & Sheila BrodyJohn Cederquist & Meg Kennedy ShawJeffrey Cooper & Peggy DaubStephen & Ann DonawickSuzy & Niels EnglebergJanice GeddesAnita & Albert Goldstein

Jessica HahnI.A.T.S.E. Local 395Katherine JohnsonAdrienne Kaplan & Harold BorkinEllen & Michael KettlerMarlene & John KondelikVicki KondelikBarbara & Gary KrenzJennie Lieberman & Robert GlassmanJames LowDaisy Jean & Melvin ManisTimothy & Anne MarvinCharles MasonN. Harris & Margaret McClamrochMelinda MorrisFadi MuslehEugene & Katherine NapolitanCharles & Constance OlsonSophia & Nooraldeen RidhaCourtland & Inga SchmidtHarriet SelinTerry SheaPatrick & Susan ShieldsAlida & Eugene SilvermanTheodore St. AntoineJenny Lynn StewartSusan Wineberg & Lars BjornCharlotte Wolfe

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