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1 • Madison Opera

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Madison Opera • 2

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Madison Opera’s production of

Eugene Oneginis made possible through the generous support of

Artist Underwriting Provided by E. David Cronon Trust

The High School Apprenticeship Program is made possible with support from

The Basting Fund for the High School Apprenticeship Program

Kathryn Smith, General Director | John DeMain, Artistic Director

MADISON OPERA, INC.3414 Monroe Street | Madison, WI 53711

Phone: (608) 238-8085 | Fax: (608) 233-3431 | [email protected]

An Anonymous Friend

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Madison Opera • 4

Eugene Oneginby Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Libretto by the composer and Konstatin Shilovsky, after Pushkin

Premiered March 29, 1879 at the Moscow Conservatory, Russia.Madison Opera premiere

Sung in Russian with English supertitles

Conductor

Stage Director & Choreographer

Chorus Master

Scenic Designer

Costume Designer

Lighting Designer

Wig and Make-Up Designer

John DeMain

Candace Evans

Anthony Cao

Neil Patel

Susan Memmott Allred

John Frautschy

Jan Ross

Production originally designed for and created by The Vancouver Opera. Original production concept and direction by Pamela Berlin. Scenery designed by Neil Patel.

Costumes designed for Utah Opera.Supertitles by Christopher Bergen.

Characters in order of vocal appearance

The performance will last approximately 3 hours, including one intermission.

Tatiana

Olga

Madame Larina

Filipevna

Peasant

Vladimir Lenski

Eugene Onegin

Captain

Monsieur Triquet

Zaretski

Prince Gremin

Maria Kanyova

Jamie Van Eyck

Allisanne Apple

Jane Shaulis*

Stan Hill

Scott Ramsay

Hyung Yun

Steve Harrison

Andrew Abrams

Doug Swenson

Harold Wilson * Madison Opera debut

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General Director..................................................................................................................Kathryn SmithArtistic Director...................................................................................................................John DeMainDirector of Development..............................................................................................Lizabeth TollesDirector of Finance and Administration.......................................................................Minh MartinManager of Marketing and Community Engagement.........................................Ronia HolmesPatron Services Manager...................................................................................................Jan McNallyArtistic and Office Manager..............................................................................................Kylie ToomerDirector of Production............................................................................................Kenneth FerencekTechnical Director and Warehouse Coordinator...................................................Billy LarimoreStage Manager.........................................................................................................................Jill Krynicki

President..........................................................................................................................Stephen Hurley *Chairman.............................................................................................................................Thomas Terry*Vice President..........................................................................................................................Sally Miley*Vice President..........................................................................................................Thomas Wilkinson*Treasurer................................................................................................................................Joyce Hirsch*Secretary.........................................................................................................................Catherine Furay*

Carla J. AlvaradoPhillip Certain*George CroalRobert DinndorfJames EbbenCharles FordGina Gialamas

Jim Greer*David A. HartFran Klos*Susan LippPatti LucasPeter Lundberg*Michael McArdle

Connie MaxwellCharles MuellerJ. Marshall Osborn*Jan Von Haden

*Executive Committee

LIFE TRUSTEESLois DickAileen Jensen

Roland JohnsonJoanna Overn

Margaret Winston

Bert AdamsMartin BarrettMarian BolzKennedy Gilchrist

Theodore IltisKaren KretschmannFern LawrenceElaine Staley

Karen WalshHelen Wineke

ADVISORS

Martin BarrettMarian Bolz

Fran KlosConnie Maxwell

John PetersonThomas Terry

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

MADISON OPERA FOUNDATION

MADISON OPERA STAFF AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES

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Madison Opera • 6

Dear Friends,

On behalf of the Madison Opera Board of Trustees and Advisors, I welcome you to this production of Eugene Onegin.

Some years ago in Prague, on any given day, I had the choice of at least a half-dozen musical

events to attend: concerts, recitals and operas. What struck me was the large number of children attending these events. They would peel off their ear buds just before the curtain went up, leaving Lady Gaga for a different form of art. And it was easy to see that they enjoyed it by their animated conversation at intermission. Their attendance was the result of commitment by their parents, their schools, their communities and arts institutions to expand youth’s exposure to the arts.

If you ask the people in the seats next to you, odds are you’ll find that they experienced their first opera when they were young. For a child, it’s a memorable event often leading to a lifetime of enjoyment of opera. That’s why Madison Opera is committed to reaching out to young people. We bring busloads of them to our dress rehearsals, where they not only see the show from the seats in which you’re now seated, but get to go backstage and see how a production comes together. Madison Opera also has a high school apprenticeship program designed to nurture future artists. We have even bigger plans for the future that we will be sharing with you in the spring.

You can help.

First, bring your children, grandchildren, or nieces and nephews to the opera. Our April production of Cinderella is a great choice for opera newcomers, and don’t forget to save the date of July 21, 2012 for our free Opera in the Park concert. Second, work with us and your children’s schools to bring them to our Student Matinee, or encourage a talented high school student to apply for our apprenticeship. Third, make a contribution to help make all of this possible. Without the generous support of many individuals like you, we would be unable to share opera with the next generation— or indeed, with any generation.

With this production of Eugene Onegin, Madison Opera embarks on our second 50 years of artistic excellence. Please help invest in our future.

Stephen HurleyPresident, Madison Opera Board of Trustees

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Madison Opera • 8

Dear Friends,

Welcome to Madison Opera’s 51st season and our production of Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin.

I started work at Madison Opera two weeks before Opera in the Park this past July, which was a truly magical way to begin. Those of you who were among

the 14,000 people in attendance can attest to the beauty of the evening— and in particular to the talents of Maria Kanyova, Hyung Yun, and Scott Ramsay, our leads in tonight’s production, whose voices soared through the night. From the moment of their first Park rehearsal, we all knew that this production of Onegin would be something spectacular.

Although this is Madison Opera’s first production of a Russian-language opera, Eugene Onegin is a work that everyone in the opera world loves. I’ve lost count of the number of colleagues around the country who have said to me, “Oh, you’re so lucky to be doing Onegin. I love that opera.”

Why is that? First and foremost is the music. Tchaikovsky’s vocal lines are as ravishingly beautiful as anything he wrote for a symphony, and the letter scene is one of the greatest arias ever composed. Second is the nature of these characters. They are not characters from a grand tragic opera: they are very human, very young, and very impulsive. Tatiana is only 17 when she stays up all night writing a letter to the 22-year-old Onegin. A modern Tatiana would send text messages instead, but the combination of youthful passion and grown-up regret is real and honest, and resonates with all ages.

One of the things that I most love about opera is that it connects us on a personal level in our increasingly virtual world. Thank you for experiencing with us this living, breathing masterpiece.

I hope you enjoy the performance, and I look forward to seeing you again throughout our 2011-12 Season of Dreamers.

Cheers,

Kathryn SmithGeneral Director

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The opera takes place in Russia, 1820s

ACT I With her devoted servant Filipevna, the widowed Madame Larina sits in the garden of her country estate. Her daughters, Olga and Tatiana, sing a love song that reminds the older women of days gone by. Peasants coming from the fields bring freshly cut hay for their mistress and celebrate the completion of the harvest. Olga taunts Tatiana for failing to enjoy the festivities. Tatiana remains pensive and apart, wrapped in the fantasy of her beloved novels.

As the peasants leave, the poet Vladimir Lenski, Olga’s suitor, and his worldly friend Eugene Onegin arrive. When Madame Larina and Filipevna enter the house, the four young people mingle, awkwardly at first. Then Lenski pours forth his love to Olga. Onegin, strolling with Tatiana, asks if she does not tire of her bucolic existence. Visibly upset by the handsome stranger, the girl answers with difficulty. As night falls, the two couples go in for dinner.

In her bedroom, Tatiana persuades Filipevna to speak of her first love and marriage. Filipevna notices that the girl’s mind is wandering and asks if she is ill. Tatiana declares she is in love and begs to be left alone. Resolved to reveal her passion to Onegin, Tatiana sits up the entire night and writes to him, full of fear and shame. She closes by pleading for his mercy and understanding. When day breaks, she gives the letter to Filipevna for her grandson to deliver.

As they work to pass the time, a group of women gathered in the woods near Madame Larina’s house sing about flirting with boys. When they leave, Tatiana hurries in, soon followed by Onegin, who asks that she hear him out. He admits he was touched by her letter but adds he would tire quickly of marriage. Though she has all the virtues he might wish in a wife, the most he can offer is a brother’s love. He advises more emotional control, lest another man fail to respect her innocence. Crushed, Tatiana rushes away.

Some months later in Madame Larina’s house, a party is under way in honor of Tatiana’s name day. As couples glide across the floor, guests watch and gossip. Onegin dances with Tatiana but clearly is bored with the country people and their provincial sensibilities. To get back at Lenski for dragging him there, he dances with Olga, who is attracted momentarily and responds to his advances. Onegin’s game is interrupted by Triquet, a French tutor, who serenades Tatiana with a song he has written in her honor. When dancing resumes, Lenski jealously confronts Onegin. The merrymaking stops. Madame Larina implores them not to quarrel in her house; Lenski is remorseful but cannot contain his rage at Onegin, who accepts his challenge to a duel.

INTERMISSION

THE STORY OF EUGENE ONEGIN

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ACT II At dawn in the woods, Lenski and his second, Zaretski, await Onegin. Reflecting on the folly of his brief life, and saddened by its now unalterable course, the young poet imagines his beloved Olga visiting his grave. Onegin arrives with his second. The two men, standing apart and without looking at one another, admit privately that they have acted rashly -- that they would rather laugh together than fight -- but pride prevails. The duel is fought and Lenski is fatally shot.

Several years later, in a palace in St. Petersburg, a magnificent ball is in progress. Onegin has traveled widely, seeking to alleviate his remorse and give his life meaning. With bitterness he says his search has led him tonight to another monotonous social event. Suddenly he recognizes Tatiana across the room, but she is no longer the girl he knew: sumptuously gowned, she moves with poise and dignity. Questioning his cousin, Prince Gremin, he learns that Tatiana is now Gremin’s wife. The older man tells of his marriage two years earlier and describes Tatiana as his life’s salvation. When Gremin introduces Onegin, Tatiana maintains her composure, excusing herself after a few words of polite conversation. Captivated, Onegin dashes from the palace.

In the Gremins’ town house, Tatiana receives Onegin in answer to an impassioned letter he has written. When he falls at her feet, she remains controlled. Now that she has a rich and noble husband, she asks, does he desire her position or her shame? She recalls the days when they might have been happy; now he can bring her only grief. As Onegin’s pleas grow more ardent, Tatiana prays for courage. Suddenly finding strength, she rushes out, leaving the distraught Onegin behind.

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GIVE VOICE TO YOUR LEGACYSince 1961, Madison Opera has been sharing the excitement of opera with the citizens of Madison, Dane County and beyond. Planned giving through your estate will help ensure this tradition of artistic excellence for future generations, both on stage and through our education and outreach programs. Your gift will touch thousands of people in meaningful ways, for years to come.

Taking the first step is easy... Just include Madison Opera as part of your estate plan. Here is some simple language for an unrestricted bequest:

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Please contact your attorney or financial advisor to discuss how you can include Madison Opera in your estate plan. Madison Opera is a registered 501(c)(3) charitable organization.

Madison Opera’s Encore Society honors individuals who have expressed their support of the Opera through a bequest or other planned gifts. If you plan to include or have already included Madison Opera in your estate plan, please let us know. We are proud to recognize you as an Encore Society member! Contact the Madison Opera Development Office at (608) 238-8085.

We have been thrilled to underwrite Madison Opera’s performances for more than a decade. By including this great organization in our planned giving through the Encore Society, we know that our investment in Madison Opera will help keep this amazing art form alive. We hope you join us in supporting organizations that are important to you through estate planning. It’s easy, and for us, it’s nice to know that through our efforts today, we are helping the music continue for tomorrow.

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Connie NelsonKatherine NoelOverture Center for the ArtsNancy RathkeRussian Education AssociationGeorgia ShambesUW-Madison Center for Russia, East Europe and Central Asia UW-Madison Russian Folk OrchestraDavid Westring

PRODUCTION PERSONNELProduction Manager.............................................................................................................................................Kenneth FerencekTechnical Director................................................................................................................................................................Billy LarimoreStage Manager..............................................................................................................................................................................Jill KrynickiAssistant Stage Managers.................................................................................Kate Goodall, Margaret Ruth KellnerAssistant Director.......................................................................................................................................................................Frank HontsRehearsal Pianist..................................................................................................................................................................Scott GendelChorus Pianist..............................................................................................................................................................................Joy BaumanChorus Librarian..................................................................................................................................................................................Bill FrostRussian Diction Coaches..........................................................................................Katya Kashaeva, Olga PomolovaCostume Supervisor.......................................................................................................................................Karen Brown-LarimoreAssistant Costume Supervisor.................................................................................................................Jenni Schwaner-LaddCostume Crew.............................................................................................................................Virginia Bessert, Monica Butler, Janine Wardale, Sharon WhiteWig and Make-Up Designer....................................................................................................................................................Jan RossWig and Make-Up Crew................................................................................................Leslie Frank-Taylor, Fanny Leung, Fran Nahabedian, Nicole Nilson, Liz Rathke, Bob Ross Props Master...................................................................................................................................................................................Larry KeenProps Coordinator..............................................................................................................................................................Susan RathkeProps Crew.............................................................................................Rosemary Johnson, Todd Ninman, Elaine StaleySupertitles Cue Master.........................................................................................................................................................Aileen WallPreview Artists......................................................................................................................................Saira Frank, David SytkowskiMaster Carpenter........................................................................................................................................................................John ElliottAssistant Lighting Designer...............................................................................................................................................Betsy LynchOverture Hall Technical Director...................................................................................................................Steve SchroederTheater Technicians.....................................................................................................................John Frautschy, Davin Pickell, Jim Schaefer, Frank Schneeberger

Production Stage Crew.......................................................................................................Members of IATSE 251 Photographer....................................................................................................................................................................................James GillVideographer.................................................................................................................................Jim Hoffmann, Video Memories

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Madison Opera • 14

Soprano Jill CarlsonHeidi CompuestoMilana Chernick-CoxLauren HoodKatya KashaevaMaureen KindLynn MorganConnie NelsonJulie OttumAlannah SpencerLorie Wagner

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Deborah HolbrookDale KaufmanBeth MorganSarah MrozLaura MullerErin SelbeeJen TalbotEllen Wojtak

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Tom StoneDouglas SwensonDan TurekFred Younger

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MADISON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

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MADISON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

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Madison Opera • 16

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ARTIST BIOGRAPHIESMaria Kanyova (Tatiana)Previously with Madison Opera: Opera in the Park 2011, Madama Butterfly

American soprano Maria Kanyova has received praise for her portrayals of leading heroines with many opera companies throughout the United States, including Lyric Opera of Chicago, Los Angeles Opera, Houston Grand Opera, New York City Opera, Los Angeles Opera, Opera Theater of St. Louis, Opera Colorado, and Dallas Opera. Her perfor-mance as Mimì in La Bohème opposite Rolando Villazón at New York City Opera was telecast on PBS. For Lyric Opera of Chicago, she has sung Violetta in La Traviata, Cio-Cio-San in Madama Butterfly, Oscar in Un Ballo in Maschera, and the Wedding Planner in the world premiere of Bolcom’s The Wedding. She has sung Tatiana in Eugene Onegin for Boston Lyric Opera, Utah Opera, and Opera Pacific. During the 2009-2010 season, she made her European debut at the Wexford Festival as Marie Antoinette in The Ghosts of Versailles, a role she also sang at Opera Theatre of St. Louis. She recently revisited her critically-acclaimed role as Pat Nixon in Nixon in China for the Canadian Opera Company, a role she has also sung for Opera Theatre of St. Louis, Chicago Opera Theatre, in concert at the Ravinia Festival, and at Opera Colorado; the latter produc-tion was recorded for Naxos. This season, Ms. Kanyova will make company debuts with San Francisco Opera and Lyric Opera of Kansas City as Pat Nixon and with Tulsa Opera as Cio-Cio-San.

Allisanne Apple (Madama Larina)Previously with Madison Opera: La Traviata

Mezzo-soprano Allisanne Apple has previously ap-

peared with Madison Opera as Hansel in Hansel and Gretel, Annina in La Traviata, Kate in Kiss Me Kate, and Meg in Falstaff. She has also performed with the Lyric Opera of Chicago Chorus, Sky-light Opera Theatre, Connecticut Opera, Chicago Opera Theater and Opera for the Young, as well as the Madison Sym-phony Orchestra. Recent performances include Aunt March in Little Women with CTM and Lady Sophy in Utopia, Limited with Madison Savoyards. She will sing the Scribe in Madison Opera’s January production of Galileo Galilei.

Andrew Abrams(Monsieur Triquet)Previously with Madison Opera: Die Fledermaus

Andrew Abrams has worked Off-Broadway, regionally and on

tour as a professional director, musi-cal director, conductor, composer and Equity performer. Previous roles include Samuel in The Pirates of Penzance (New York Gilbert and Sullivan Players); Manny in Master Class (Theatre Virginia), George Nowack in She Loves Me (First Unitarian Players), and Sir Joseph Porter in H.M.S. Pinafore (Madison Savoyards). Mr. Abrams was a founder and Artistic Director (2005-2010) of Four Seasons Theatre, where he directed and conducted Follies, Sweeney Todd, West Side Story, Candide, and more.

MEET THE ARTISTS

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Scott Ramsay (Vladimir Lenski)Previously with Madison Opera: Opera in the Park 2011

Tenor Scott Ramsay is highly regarded

for his dynamic repertoire, ranging from Baroque and bel canto to the 20th Century. Recent appearances include Edgardo in Lucia di Lammermoor and Mark in Tippett’s The Midsummer Mar-riage, both at Lyric Opera of Chicago; Fritz in La Grande-Duchesse de Gerolstein at Opera Boston; Ferrando in Così fan tutte at Arizona Opera; the title role in Faust at Eugene Opera; and Tamino in Die Zauber-flöte at Greensboro Opera. Engagements this season for the Green Bay native include The Duke in Rigoletto at Sacra-mento Opera, Alfredo in La Traviata with the Lubbock Symphony Orchestra, Tom Rakewell in The Rake’s Progress with the Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra, Carmina Burana with the Fresno Philharmonic, and Beadle Bamford in Sweeney Todd with Opera Theatre of St. Louis.

Jane Shaulis (Filipevna)Madison Opera debut

American mezzo-soprano Jane Shaulis is known to audiences

through her live performances, record-ings, radio, television and film. She has been a staple of the Metropolitan Opera’s roster for 20 years and 575 performances. Prior to joining the Met, she performed with New York City Opera for 15 years, appearing in over 60 roles. Ms. Shaulis has sung with San Francisco Opera, Lyric

Doug Swenson(Zaretski)Previously with Madison Opera: The Tender Land, Madama Butterfly

Doug Swenson has performed in various

shows at The Skylight Opera in Milwau-kee, The Milwaukee Repertory Theater, American Players Theater, Opera for the Young, Madison Repertory Theatre, and Theatreworks USA. For Madison Opera, he has sung Mr. Splinters in The Tender Land and the Imperial Commissioner in Madama Butterfly. Recent Madison productions include the role of Billy in A Wonderful Life with Children’s Theatre of Madison and Henry Higgins in My Fair Lady with Four Seasons Theater.

Opera of Chicago, San Diego Opera and many others. She can be heard on record-ings of Manon Lescaut and I Lombardi on Sony Classics and Rigoletto for Deutsche Grammophon, all performed with Luciano Pavarotti and conducted by James Levine; as well as Silverlake on Nonesuch. She has performed in five productions broadcast on PBS “Live from the Met”. On “Live from Lincoln Center” she was featured in three productions with New York City Opera. On film, she appeared in the movie Foul Play and as Katisha in The Mikado. Notable appearances at the Met have included the world premieres of Corigliano’s The Ghosts of Versailles and Glass’s The Voyage. Her performance in the world premiere of Tippett’s New Year with Houston Grand Opera was reprised at the Glyndebourne Festival and filmed with the London Philharmonic for BBC. Her Glyndebourne performance of Rangonde in Rossini’s Le Comte Ory was also filmed by BBC.

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Harold Wilson(Prince Gremin)Previously with Madi-son Opera: Carmen

American bass Harold Wilson spent most of the 2010-11 season at the Metropolitan Op-

era, participating in Tosca, Armida, Roméo et Juliette, Boris Godunov, and Don Carlos. He also performed with Tulsa Opera (Norma), Palm Beach Opera (Nabucco), Chautauqua Opera (Die Zauberflöte) and made his debut with the Opera Orchestra of New York (L’Africaine). As a member of the Deutsche Oper Berlin for five seasons, he sang numerous roles, including Arkel in Pelléas et Mélisande, Raimondo in Lucia di Lammermoor, Zuniga in Carmen, and The Hermit in Der Freischutz. This season, Mr. Wilson returns to the Met for Tosca.

Hyung Yun (Eugene Onegin)Previously with Madison Opera: Opera in the Park 2011, Carmen, Faust

Baritone Hyung Yun has performed on

some of the most prestigious stages in the United States. With the Metropolitan Opera, he has sung Valentin in Faust, Lescaut in Manon with Renée Fleming in the title role, Ping in Turandot, and Silvio in Pagliacci. He made his debut as Ange-lotti in Tosca with Los Angeles Opera, and returned to sing Marcello in La Bohème, Micheletto Cibo in Die Gezeichneten, and Lescaut in Manon. He has appeared as Sharpless in Madama Butterfly with San Francisco Opera, Washington National Opera, and Welsh National Opera, and as Ping in Turandot with San Francisco Opera. He debuted as Ping at Santa Fe Opera and returned to sing in their 50th Anniversary Gala Concert. For Madison Opera, he has sung Escamillo in Carmen and Valentin in Faust. This season, Mr. Yun performs Enrico in Lucia di Lammermoor at Minnesota Opera, Carmina Burana with the Colorado Symphony, Germont in La Traviata at the Seoul Metropolitan Opera, and Belcore in L’Elisir d’Amore and Ford in Falstaff at the Korean National Opera.

Jamie Van Eyck(Olga)Previously with Madison Opera: La Traviata, The Turn of the Screw, Carmen

Mezzo-soprano Jamie Van Eyck

appeals to audiences and critics alike as a compelling young artist in opera and concert. Her recent appearances include The Drummer in The Emperor of Atlantis at Opera Boston; Meg in Little Women at Utah Opera; and Cherubino in The Marriage of Figaro at Opera Theater of St. Louis. Ms. Van Eyck has previously performed with Madison Opera as Flora in La Traviata, Miss Jessel in The Turn of the Screw, Mercedes in Carmen, and Kate Pinkerton in Madama Butterfly. She will return to Madison Opera as Tisbe in Cinderella in April.

MEET THE ARTISTS

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Candace Evans(Stage Director and Choreographer)Previously with Madison Opera: Carmen

Candace Evans’ production of Car-

men for Madison Opera was one of Wis-consin State Journal’s 2009 Top Ten Clas-sical Events. Career highlights include Don Pasquale, La Rondine, L’Italiana in Algeri, Albert Herring, Ariadne auf Naxos, Salome and Die Fledermaus. Ms. Evans has directed and choreographed over seventy operas, musicals and plays. Up-coming directorial assignments include Teatro Colón Buenos Aires, Knoxville Opera, Arizona Opera, Florentine Opera, and a new production of Jake Heggie’s Three Decembers for the Fort Worth Opera Festival.

John DeMain(Conductor)Artistic Director, Madison Opera

John DeMain is Artistic Director of Madison Opera, the Music Director

of the Madison Symphony Orchestra, and a sought-after guest conductor of orchestras and opera companies around the world. In recent seasons, he has led productions at the Lyric Opera of Chi-cago, San Francisco Opera, Washington National Opera, and Los Angeles Opera. Most recently, he conducted Porgy and Bess at Seattle Opera, Aida at Virginia Opera, the Canadian premiere of Nixon in China at Vancouver Opera, and Carmina Burana and Pagliacci at Portland Opera. This season he returns to Lyric Opera of Chicago for a new production of Show-boat and conducts Madison Opera’s pro-duction of Cinderella in April. During his distinguished tenure as Music Director of Houston Grand Opera, Maestro DeMain conducted numerous world premieres, including Bernstein’s A Quiet Place and Adams’ Nixon in China, as well as the American premiere of Glass’ Akhnaten. In addition, he led a history-making production of Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess, which he subsequently recorded for RCA and which won the Grammy Award, Tony Award, and France’s Grand Prix du Disque.

John G. Frautschy (Lighting Designer)Previously with Madison Opera: Don Giovanni, Carmen

John G. Frautschy is a freelance light-ing designer and

production manager based in Madison. Recent designs include Dames at Sea for University Theater; Romeo et Juliette, Il Trovatore, Don Giovanni, and Carmen for Madison Opera; Fully Committed, Proof and Dirty Blonde for the Madison Repertory Theater; and HMS Pinafore and Pirates of Penzance for Skylight Opera Theater. Mr. Frautschy is an associate designer with Hase & Associ-ate. Their most recent collaboration was Pelléas et Mélisande at the Canadian Opera Company.

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GRAND CIRCLE ($25,000 +)An Anonymous FriendMartin and Kay Barrett *Berbee Walsh Foundation, Inc. / Karen Walsh and James BerbeeCUNA Mutual GroupFull Compass Systems / Susan and Jonathan Lipp

Madison Community FoundationJohn and Carolyn PetersonThe John and Carolyn Peterson Charitable Foundation Inc.Pleasant T. Rowland FoundationThomas E. Terry

PLATINUM CIRCLE ($10,000 - $24,999)Capital Group CompaniesJames CrowLois DickDorothy DittmerStephen HurleyW. Jerome Frautschi Charitable Lead Unitrust

Johnson BankFran Klos *J. Marshall and Millie OsbornArline R. PaunackThe Spohn Charitable Remainder TrustThompson Investment Management *

JOHNSON GOLD CIRCLE ($5,000 - $9,999)American Family InsuranceCapitol Lakes Retirement CommunityE. David Cronon Trust / Jean Cronon *Dane County Cultural Affairs CommissionKathryn Elwers Fund for the Student MatineeWalter A. and Dorothy Jones Frautschi Charitable UnitrustJanus Galleries / Peter and Jill Lundberg

Pat and Shirley KublyDr. Chun C. LinPatricia and Stephen LucasMadison Gas & Electric CompanySteinhauer Charitable TrustSwiss Colony, Inc.University Research ParkKatherine VoightWPS Health Insurance

SILVER CIRCLE ($1,500 - $4,999)Tom and Sally BastingMr. and Mrs. John A. BolzPhillip and Melinda CertainRobert Cole *Dan and Pat CornwellMarilyn and James EbbenElectronic Theatre Controls, Inc.Gregory Flessas and Thanasis FlessasWerner and Jean Frank

John J. Frautschi Family Foundation, Inc.Cate Furay and Jim SweetThomas and Jo Greenhalgh *Terry L. HallerHazelbaker & Associates, S.C.Joyce and Thomas HirschTed and Helen IltisMr. and Mrs. A. Paul JensenRosemary Johnson

Thank you to the following individuals, corporations, foundations, and organizations for their generous gifts and contributions to the Madison Opera Annual Fund. This list includes gifts received between October 1, 2010 and October 1, 2011.

Madison Opera makes every effort to be as accurate as possible in our donor lists. However, if you should find a discrepancy in these listings or have a question, please contact the Opera Development office at (608)238-8085. Thank you for your support!

ANNUAL FUND DONORS

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BENEFACTOR ($500 - $999)Bert and Diane AdamsBetty AmundsonSuzanne BeiaKlaus and Doris BerghahnRobert and Diane BlessPatricia Brady and Robert SmithThomas Buchauser and John Ely *Hanna Cook-Wallace and Gregory SchmidtDaniel Cottam and Maria Teresa ArenasTerry and Donna DonnellyAlexandra and William DoveWilliam and Lyne EichMaureen Hart and Peyton EngelThomas A. Farrell

Robert and Linda GraebnerMarc and Alice HansenForrest HartmannBrandon HayesJane Campbell HutchisonStanley and Shirley Inhorn *Sue and Norm JohnsonMiriam E. KerndtKyle and Rebecca KetelsenKaren J. and David KretschmannMargaret Lacy *Marilyn LaurionLila and Edwin LightfootHelen C. LodgePaul and Renate Madsen

BRONZE CIRCLE ($1,000 - $1,499)Richard and Helen AhnCarla and Fernando AlvaradoCharles and Mary AndersonHelen BaldwinChuck Bauer and Chuck BeckwithHugh and Joyce BellLaura and Marcus BerghahnAnne BolzBea and Laurits ChristensenGeorge and Amy CroalRobert and Paula Dinndorf *Elizabeth EvansonCharles Ford and Sharon JamesGina GialamasKennedy Gilchrist and Heidi WildeTyrone and Janet Grieve *

John Henderson and Pamela Ploetz JH Findorff & Son, Inc.Janice Jones and Larry Collins *Esther KaplanBill and Fern LawrenceGerry MayerMurphy Desmond SCJay Nania and Silvia Orengo-Nania *Marilyn T. OberstJoan Daniels PedroJoAnn Six Plesko and E.J. Plesko *Roberta PrestonHarry and Karen RothRoland and Nancy SmithJames and Jean SpilburgDr. David Westring

R. Roth and Lynne JuddConnie E. MaxwellMichael and Clare McArdleM&I Bank and M&I Wealth ManagementSally and Charles MileyNicholas and Elaine Mischler *Stephen D. MortonCharles and Mary MuellerRick and Gail NordheimNancy and Roger Rathke *Chong-Suk H. Robinson and Stephen M. Robinson

Philip RowinGeorgia ShambesCharles Snowdon and Ann LindseyPhilip and Jane StarkW. Stuart and Elizabeth SykesJ. Ashley TaylorJan and Terry Von Haden *Webcrafters-Frautschi Foundation, Inc.Helen L. Wineke *Wisconsin Community Bank

ANNUAL FUND DONORS

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ENTHUSIAST ($250 - $499)Julius and Hilde AdlerAshley AndersonNancy Marshall BauerNancy Becknell *Adam and Wanda BincerThomas and Shaila BolgerInge and Francis BrethertonRoger BuffettClare BurovacThomas and Martha CarterMartha and Charles CaseyEvonna and Robert Cheetham *W. Wallace ClelandShirley and Stephen CrockerSusan CunninghamJ. Robert and Kathryn CurtisSeth Daily and Iris KurmanFrederick DavisJohn DeLamater and Janet HydeRobert and Diane DempseyClaire DickPeter and Joy DohrMark DorcusJohn and Deidre DunnEdward and Rosanne EhrlichMarc Eisen and Connie KinsellaJanet FaulhaberCenise FreisbergMary GallagherDeirdre GartonAlbert GoldsteinFrank and Catherine Greer *

Joel and Mary GrossmanCarl and Mary GulbrandsenEdward and Betty HasselkusPaul and Patricia HeiserLee and Rosemary JonesMaureen KindThemis KourakisEdward and Maria KruegerStanley and Sandra KutlerJohn LemkeWilliam F. LongKatie MarcusDonald MashElizabeth McLaughlinThomas and Irene MeyerElizabeth MiddletonTom and Nancy MohsPhillip and Penny MolinaPeder and Jeanne MorenTess MulrooneyJoe and Joan NagleDennis and Jean OlsenJulie A. Ottum and David RunstromJoanna A. OvernMarjorie Peters *Reynold V. PetersonRichard PhelpsDon and Carol ReederJoy and David RiceJan and Bob Ross *Royal and Muriel RotterJames Samsal

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Greta and David MenkeJoanne Michalski and Michael WeedaMary Ellen PetersCyrena and Lee PondromElizabeth PopeDarren and Therese Powers Marie Pulvermacher *Francis M. RademaekersDavid and Marilyn RiceEric and Meg RothsteinJames and Carol RuhlyDean and Carol SchroederCharles and Anne ScottMary Ellyn and Joseph Sensenbrenner

Dan and Gail SheaDr. and Mrs. Paul SimenstadElliott and Norma SoberElaine M. StaleyAudrey and Gamber TegtmeyerNick and Judith Topitzes *Robert TottinghamBill and Barbara VogelsangBurton and Georgia WagnerWilliam J. WartmannFrances WeinsteinKenneth West and Lisa VogelGeorge Willett

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PARTNERS (UP TO $249)George AdamsEleanor AlbertJane AlbertCynthia AlbrechtLuella S. AllenRichard AndersonJoann AndersonRonald and Sharon AndersonEmy Andrew *Tom and Nancy AngermanGary Antoniewicz and Martha TaylorPaula and Eric ApfelbachLeon and Rita ApplebaumLivia Siroky AsherNancy Bach and Jack PadghamTom and Nancy BailliesSally BalkinAubrey and Barbara BanksJanneke and Richard BaskeDouglas Batty

Ellis and Sue Bauman *Laurel BeaudoinGeorge and Joanne Berg *Leonard and Norma BerkowitzNiles and Linda BermanVirginia BessertGhita BessmanFrances BicknellCatherine BloomerMarcia BortmessWini Bowen *Eng Braun *Joyce BrehmPatricia BrennanPeter and Marcia BrennerEd and Lois BrickAlan BrownBarbara Budig and Charlie SandersMaria BurgerLaura Burns *Ann Campbell *

Elizabeth CampbellSusan CarnellMargaret CarraoShirley CherkaskyJim Chiolino and David HeuerDennis and Lynn ChristensenCraig and Karen ChristiansonEd ChurchwellJonathan and Doria Cobb *Bernard and Toby CohenLawrence and Rebecca CohenCorine CohnJames Cole and Lauri MorrisRobert and Susan CookHonner and Robert CooperJanet M. CooperEdward and Victoria CothrollKaren and Alan CrossleyCorkey and Betty CusterJohn DaaneMary DalyMichael and Mary Ann Damm

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Albert SchamsPeter SchmelingDolly SchoenbergEdwin and Ruth SheldonPhilip M. ShultzMel and Dottie SiedbandCarl Sinderbrand and Maryann SumiSRI Design, Inc. Jason and Ana Stephens *Vicki and Jerry StewartJacob Stockinger and Judy SchwaemleDavid and Suad StrattonMillard and Barbara SusmanBarbara Swan and Royden Tull

Jean TaffsTom and Jane TavesBetty ThomasJohn and Lisa UnertlAnn WallaceJudith and David Ward *Edward and Anita WaterburySybil WeinsteinUrban Wemmerlöv and Mary Beth SchmalzElyn WilliamsPeter Williams and Sandra EsraelRichard and Katie Yde

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Hansel & Gretel

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Chris and Cheryl DanielsJames and Nancy DastViolet DavisAndrew and Beverly DavisonHelen DeBardelebenMichael and Jude DereszynskiMr. Richard DexterRonald J. DiamondRosemary M. DorneyLoretta DornischRichard and Laura DortzbachNancy and Robert DottWarren and Ruth DownsNorman DraperRobert DrechselTimothy DrexlerStan and Jean Druckenmiller *Richard and Doris DubielzigRegina DunstRuth Anne Dykman *De Ette Beilfuss Eager and Prentice EagerIrvin and Vivian EhrlichSusan EichhornJane M. EisnerRichard and Judy ElaJonathan Ela and Patricia StockingNathan ElbaumJoseph and Joann ElderBetty Elsas *John EnglesbyEuterpe ClubAnn FaganDavid Falk and Joanne RobbinsKathleen Falk and Peter BockKenneth Fall *Susan and David FarleyMichael and Ann FaulhaberNancy Feingold and Doug GreenWilliam and Colleen FeistLuis and Sandra FernandezEdith First *Thomas and Bonnie FitzgeraldSteven and Mary Ann FixThomas and Kathleen FletemeyerCarol FosshageDonna Fox Evelyn FoxHanna FrankeJohn and Mary FrantzByron and Janet FrenzPerry and Carolyn Frey

Sara and Gary FringsWilliam D. FrostJames and Barbara FurstenbergRaymond and Dorothy GarciaJohn and Fanny GarverHelen GeorgeMichael G. GoldsberryMary Gordon *Michael GormanJohn Grace and Joan RaduchaCarl and Nancy GrafHerbert and Virginia GraffLori Grapentine and John BentonAlice and Bruce GreenJon and Kaaren GuentherHenry and Magdalene HagedornRichard HammerstromMary and Don HarknessSusan HarrisArlene P. HartMary H. Hartkopf *Paul and Jacqueline HassJanet HaysDon and Cheryl HeiligerR.T. HeitkemperPhyllis R. HelmerDiane HighsmithKathleen and Paul HinderakerBen and Sharon HirschfeldSuzanne HodgmanLeslie and Susan HoffmanBruce HoffmannMary Lou and Larry HoganLinda HogleUlfert and Kathleen HornemannJoan Horsfall *Amit and Aron HoseWilliam and Kathryn HoytGeoffrey and Carol HudsonAnn HuggettHickory HurieMargaret Hutchinson *Clare and Nancy HutsonIrene IlgenMargaret and Paul IrwinFred and Martha JaeckleMary JahnDelores and Rick JenisonKarla and Orley Jensen *Dave and Jean JohnsenFrances R. JohnsonJanice Johnson

Kenneth and Marilyn JohnsonJoan JohnstonJoan and James JonesJerome KadellLois KarnPaul Kellerman *Albert KelmPenelope and William KilberryJudi KinneyNoël Marie and Steven KlapperIrwin and Helen KlibanerIvan and Miki KnezevicJames and Ruth KnutsonDebbie KretchmarJames and Joan KrikelasThomas KuczmarskiZolitta KussowDavid and Hilda KuterJeri LambertJanet and Doug LaubeConstance Lavine and Fred HoltzmanRachel Laylan *Thomas and Yvonne LeeMatthew LeePhyllis LefcowitzPhilip and Elizabeth LewisMil LieberthalMichael and Linda LovejoyRobert and Dorothy Luening *Joan LundinRobert MarchEdward Marion and Margaret MaroneyMarjorie and Peter MarionMark Marquess and Jennie BlodauAlexander MarshallCurtis MasonPaul and Karen MatteoniVada MayfieldJane McGinnKay and Francis McGuireKevin McKown and Nancy FullerDennis and Nancy McMillenGene McNallyPatricia McQuiddyDurward C. McVey *Walter and Jean Meanwell *Sharifa and Saban MerchantDale and Lisa MeyerFred and Judy MiddletonGary MillerLisa Miller

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ANNUAL FUND DONORS

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Paul MinkusLinda Mintener and Robert JonesJoan MittagJames MoeTerry and Hans MoenBob MooreJim and Pat MooreMerle and Paula MooreJ. Terence and Shirley MorrisonFred MoskolPasupati and Mina MukerjeeSue MunsonAlinda NelsonDavid Nelson and Brook SoltvedtRussell and Delores NelsonGary and Patricia NicholsonDiane D. Nixon *Daniel O’BrienSandra Osborn and Marshall FinnerSusan PaddockConstance Palmer and Chuck Smalley

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