Celia Franca, C.C., Founder George Crum, Music Director Emeritus Karen Kain, C.C. Kevin Garland Ar<strong>ti</strong>s<strong>ti</strong>c Director Execu<strong>ti</strong>ve Director David Briskin Rex Harrington, O.C. Music Director and Ar<strong>ti</strong>st-in-Residence Principal Conductor Magdalena Popa Lindsay Fischer Principal Ar<strong>ti</strong>s<strong>ti</strong>c Coach Ar<strong>ti</strong>s<strong>ti</strong>c Director, YOU dance / <strong>Ballet</strong> Master Peter Ottmann Mandy-Jayne Senior <strong>Ballet</strong> Master Richardson Senior <strong>Ballet</strong> Mistress Aleksandar Antonijevic, Guillaume Côté, Greta Hodgkinson, Jiří Jelinek, Zdenek Konvalina*, Evan McKie*, Heather Ogden, Sonia Rodriguez, Piotr Stanczyk, Jillian Vanstone, Xiao Nan Yu Kevin D. Bowles, Lorna Geddes, Rebekah Rimsay, Tomas Schramek, Hazaros Surmeyan Naoya Ebe, Keiichi Hirano, Tanya Howard, Stephanie Hutchison, E<strong>ti</strong>enne Lavigne, Patrick Lavoie, Elena Lobsanova, McGee Maddox, Stacey Shiori Minagawa, Tina Pereira, Jonathan Renna, Robert Stephen, Brett van Sickle Jordana Daumec, Alexandra MacDonald, Chelsy Meiss, Alejandra Perez-Gomez, Jenna Savella, Christopher Stalzer James Applewhite, Jack Ber<strong>ti</strong>nshaw, Skylar Campbell, Adji Cissoko, Jonathan Davidsson, Shaila D’On<strong>of</strong>rio, Krista Dowson, Nadine Drouin, Jackson Dwyer, Francesco Gabriele Frola, Giorgio Galli, Selene Guerrero-Trujillo, Emma Hawes, Juri Hiraoka, Ji Min Hong, Kathryn Hosier, Rui Huang, Lise-Marie Jourdain, Larissa Khotchenkova, James Leja, Elizabeth Marrable, Shino Mori, Tiffany Mosher, Andreea Olteanu, Asiel Rivero, Brendan Saye, Joseph Steinauer, Dylan Tedaldi, Nan Wang, Aarik Wells, Sarah Elena Wolff RBC Appren<strong>ti</strong>ce Programme / YOU dance: Jonathan Ba<strong>ti</strong>sta, Trygve Cumpston, Hannah Fischer, Miyoko Koyasu, Nayara Lopes, Liana Macera, Tudor Moldoveanu, Felix Paquet, Meghan Pugh, Kota Sato Lorna Geddes Joysanne Sidimus Pointe Shoe Manager / Guest Balanchine Assistant <strong>Ballet</strong> Mistress Répé<strong>ti</strong>teur Ernest Abugov Peter Sherk Jeff Morris Stage Manager, YOU dance Stage Managers *Guest Ar<strong>ti</strong>st Orchestra Violin 1 Naha Greenholtz + , Guest Concertmaster Lynn Kuo, Assistant Concertmaster Anne Armstrong + James Aylesworth Jennie Baccante* Sheldon Grabke Sonia Klimasko-Leheniuk Csaba Koczó Yakov Lerner Jayne Maddison Aya Miagawa Wendy Rogers Paul Zevenhuizen Violin 2 Dominique Laplante, Principal Second Violin Paul Zevenhuizen, Ac<strong>ti</strong>ng Assistant Principal Xiao Grabke Hiroko Kagawa + Nancy Kershaw* Rene London + Ron Mah Filip Tomov Joanna Zabrowarna Sonia Vizante + Violas Angela Rudden, Principal Nicholaos Papadakis, Ac<strong>ti</strong>ng Assistant Principal Valerie Kuinka Johann Lotter Rory McLeod + Beverley Spotton Larry Toman Cellos Maurizio Baccante*, Principal Marianne Pack, Ac<strong>ti</strong>ng Principal Olga Lak<strong>ti</strong>onova Andrew McIntosh Elaine Thompson Jill Vitols + Paul Widner Basses Hans J.F. Preuss, Principal Paul Langley Robert Speer Cary Takagaki Flutes Leslie J. Allt*, Principal Kaili Maimets + , Ac<strong>ti</strong>ng Principal Maria Pelle<strong>ti</strong>er Shelley Brown*, Piccolo Kevin O’Donnell + , Piccolo Oboes Mark Rogers, Principal Karen Rotenberg Lesley Young, English Horn Clarinets Max Chris<strong>ti</strong>e, Principal Gary Kidd, Bass Clarinet Emily Marlow* Michele Verheul + Bassoons Stephen Mosher, Principal Jerry Robinson Elizabeth Gowen, Contra-Bassoon Horns Gary Pat<strong>ti</strong>son, Principal Vincent Barbee* Derek Conrod* Diane Doig + Chris<strong>ti</strong>ne Passmore + Scott Wevers* Trumpets Richard Sandals*, Principal Robert Weymouth, Ac<strong>ti</strong>ng Principal Mark Dharmaratnam Trombones David Archer, Principal Robert Ferguson David Pell, Bass Trombone Tuba Sasha Johnson, Principal Harp Lucie Parent, Principal Tympani Michael Perry, Principal Percussion Tim Francom, Principal Krist<strong>of</strong>er Maddigan Mark Mazur Baroque Harp Julia Seager-Scott + <strong>The</strong>orbo John Edwards + Orchestra Personnel Manager and Music Administrator Raymond Tizzard Librarian Lucie Parent Assistant to the Music Director Jean Verch * On Leave <strong>of</strong> Absence + Addi<strong>ti</strong>onal Musician Page 2 na<strong>ti</strong>onal.ballet.ca
Wednesday, June 19 at 7:30 pm Thursday, June 20 at 7:30 pm Friday, June 21 at 7:30 pm Saturday, June 22 at 2:00 pm and 7:30 pm Sunday, June 23 at 2:00 pm Conductor: David Briskin, Music Director and Principal Conductor <strong>Pur</strong> <strong>ti</strong> <strong>Miro</strong> Choreography: Jorma Elo Music: Ludwig van Beethoven, Consecra<strong>ti</strong>on <strong>of</strong> the House Overture, Op.124 and Violin Concerto in D, Op. 61: III. Rondo. Allegro Claudio Monteverdi, L’Incoronazione di Poppea: <strong>Pur</strong> <strong>ti</strong> <strong>Miro</strong> Violin Soloist: Naha Greenholtz Vocal Soloists: Sasha Dijihanian † , Danielle MacMillan † Costume Design: Holly Hynes Ligh<strong>ti</strong>ng Design: John Cuff Répé<strong>ti</strong>teur: Mandy-Jayne Richardson <strong>Pur</strong> <strong>ti</strong> <strong>Miro</strong> is a gift from THE VOLUNTEER COMMITTEE, THE NATIONAL BALLET OF CANADA. World Premiere: <strong>The</strong> Na<strong>ti</strong>onal <strong>Ballet</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Canada</strong>, Four Seasons Centre for Performing Arts, June 4, 2010 Tanya Howard or Sarah Elena Wolff*, Chelsy Meiss or Tina Pereira*, Jenna Savella or Jordana Daumec, Stephanie Hutchison or Lise-Marie Jourdain, Elena Lobsanova or Alexandra MacDonald* Jiří Jelinek or Brett van Sickle*, Jonathan Renna or Skylar Campbell*, Naoya Ebe or Dylan Tedaldi*, McGee Maddox or Keiichi Hirano, Robert Stephen or Christopher Stalzer* Intermission † With special thanks to the Canadian Opera Company. Jonathan Renna with Ar<strong>ti</strong>sts <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Ballet</strong>. Photo by Nancy Paiva. Elena Lobsanova and Robert Stephen in <strong>Pur</strong> <strong>ti</strong> <strong>Miro</strong>. Photo by Cylla von Tiedemann. Page 3