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Copyright 2010, Michigan Opera Theatre

FROM THE DIRECTOR 

Welcome to Michigan Opera Theatre's 40th season of opera. 

Over its 40 year history, MOT 

has become known for presenting 

opera standards while integrating 

groundbreaking new works, 

fulfilling our mission through four 

decades of performance excellence 

and community involvement. 

Through the years opera has been 

a force for positive change in our 

city, the most visible being the 

opening of the Detroit Opera House 

in our reborn Theater District. We 

have also witnessed three world 

premieres, including the landmark 

Margaret Gamer, Andrea Bocelli's 

operatic debut in Werthe,; and the 

beginnings of many opera careers. 

Stars who graced our stage early in 

their careers include Gregg Baker, 

Marcello' Giordani, Leona Mitchell, Maria Ewing, 

Kathleen Battle, and Leah Partridge. 

I'm immensely proud of what we, as a company and a 

community, have been able to accomplish in our 40 year 

history, but there is so much work left for us to do. Main 

stage works that entertain, inspire, and move us are at 

the core of what we do as a company. 

As the curtain rises on Michigan Opera Theatre's 40 lh 

anniversary season, we commemorate this occasion with 

a season of audience favorites. 

Celebrating the 12yh anniversary of Gilbert and 

Sullivan's most famous operetta, our season opens with 

The Mikado - one of our most requested works, and 

one that has not been seen on the MOT stage since 1991. 

Journey to the fictitious town of Titipu, Japan as we 

witness a beloved satire of a bureaucratic society gone 

haywire. The musical score contains some of the bestloved 

songs of all time, including "Three Little Maids," 

"The Flowers that Bloom in the Spring" and ''I've Got 

a Little List." The cast includes some familiar MOT 

favorites, including conductor Mark Flint and mezzosoprano 

Melissa Parks as the fiery Katisha; along with 

several MOT debuts, including Canadian tenor David 

Curry in the role of Nanki-Poo and Andriana Chuchman 

as Yum-Yum. 

In November, by popular demand, Giacomo Puccini's 

timeless, tragic, La Boheme returns to the Detroit Opera 

House stage. We are delighted to present the MOT debut 

of Sardinian tenor Francesco Demuro in the role of 

Rodolfo, who has become a major tenor to watch. He 

will alternate in the role with Noah Stewart, who made 

his MOT debut in fall 2009 in Nabucco and has become 

one of the country's leading young 

tenors. 

Performing the role of Mimi is 

American soprano Kelly Kaduce, 

who since her MOT debut as 

Caroline Gaines in the world 

premiere of Margaret Gamer in 2005 , 

has become a major star. She will 

alternate with Italian soprano Grazia 

Doronzio, who will make her MOT 

debut following her performances as 

Liu in Turandot at the Met. 

As the home of dance in Detroit, 

the 1yh season of dance at the 

Detroit Opera House is marked 

with audience favorites and 

unprecedented collaborations that 

highlight Michigan's regional dance 

talent. 

The Nutcracker comes home to the Detroit Opera 

House in November with the Grand Rapids Ballet. A 

beloved Detroit holiday tradition, we are pleased to 

welcome the company back to our stage following widely 

acclaimed performances of Aladdin, Where the Wild 

Things Are, and Peter Pan. Another favorite returning this 

year is Too Hot to Handel, presented in partnership with 

the Rackham Symphony Choir. Now in its eighth year 

on the Detroit Opera House stage, this jazz and gospelinfused 

rendition of Handel's Messiah has become a 

holiday tradition that lifts spirits and inspires danCing in 

the aisles. 

On this, our 40 lh anniversary, it is paramount to 

thank our donors, friends, and volunteers - those who 

have supported us and believed in our vision. Without 

you, these 40 years would never have been possible. We 

still have much work to do , but I know that with your 

support we will continue to serve as a cultural resource 

for the State of Michigan for years to come. 

In these difficult economic times, we espeCially 

appreciate the continued and unwavering support of our 

fall opera season sponsor, Ford Motor Company. I would 

also like to thank individual donors whose generosity of 

time and investment in our vision is truly unparalleled. 

And of course, our hardworking volunteers who serve as 

ushers, envelope stuffers, and tour gUides, among many 

other duties, a heartfelt thanks to all of you. 

We are delighted that you have decided to join us for 

this exciting anniversary season. Enjoy the performance! 

4 BRAVO 

Copyright 2010, Michigan Opera Theatre 

www.MichiganOpera.org Detroit Ope.oa House

CONDUCTOR 

MARK FLINT 

SET AND COSTUME DESIGN 

THIERRY BOSQUET 

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR 

ALAN E. HICKS 

Made possible by Ford Motor Company 

5 BRAVO 

Music by ARTHUR SULLIVAN 

Libretto by W S. GILBERT 

THE MIKADO is presented in two acts 

World Premiere in London, England, March 14, 1885 

Sung in English with English supertitles 

Running time: 2 1/2 hours 

DIRECTOR 

MICHAEL SCAROLA 

CHORUS MASTER 

SUZANNE MALLARE ACTON 

LIGHTING DESIGN 

CHRIS RYNNE 

STAGE MANAGER 

KEN SALTZMAN 

CHOREOGRAPHER 

DAN KNECHTGES 

HAIR &: MAKEUP DESIGN 

JOANNE WEAVER 

SUPERTITLES 

ROBERTO MAURO 

Scenery & costumes were originally created for New York City Opera. 

Special thanks to Arizona Opera for use of marketing production materials. 


www.lVlicbiganOpera.ol og Detroit Opera House

The Dynamic Duo: Two Men 

Who Changed English Opera 

By KAREN V ANDERKLOOT O ICHIERA 

In th 19 Century England, lots of 

comic opera was performed , but 

mostly written by Jacques Offenbach 

, 

As a stage director, 

Gilbert was meti cul ous, 

working tirelessly with 

from France. Italian Grand O pera was each performer to perfect 

performed too, but very few original his co ncept of how each 

English operas or comic operas were character was to move and 

created or performed. Things were about pronounce everything. He 

to change. 

worked out his bl ocking 

The partnership of Gilbert and Sullivan beforehand by using a 

was actually a partnership of four peopl e: miniature stage and small 

William Gilbert, Arthur Sulliva n, Richard wooden blocks representing 

O'Oyly Carte, and Helen Lenoir (O'Oyly the performers. 

Carte's assistant and eventual Wife). 

Sullivan's compOSiti onal 

Both Gilbert and Sullivan initially tri ed techniques invo lved first 

to establish themselves as serious artists. mapping out the rh ythm of 

In spite of this initial goal, Gilbert began each piece. After creating the 

to write for the magazine Fun whi ch melodi es, he gave the music 

published his comic poetry ca lled The Bab to the Singers and would 

Bal/ads. This changed his direction. In improvise accompaniments 

turn, Sullivan eventually reali zed that his at th e piano during 

one grand opera, Ivanh oe, although greeted rehea rsals. He would not 

with cheers and excell ent revi ews, was not start to orchestrate until a 

going to give him the fame and fortune few days before opening 

that the comic opera would bring him. night, often giving the orchestra only one 

Their first collaboration was a pi ece rehearsal of a brand new score. 

call ed Th espis, or The Gods Grown Old. Following th e opening of th e Savoy 

Gilb.ert knew the ma nager of the Gaiery Theatre, Arthur Sulli van began to express 

Thea ter in London, who asked Gilbert to that he wanted to crea te more logical 

write Th es pis for the Christmas season and operas, ones without fairi es, witches or 

asked Sullivan to write the music. 

sorcerers - something different than what 

In the meantime, Richard O'Oyly they had done. Gilbert took issue; why 

Carte, managing director of the Royalty change a su ccessful formula? 

Theater, was presenting O ffenbach's La To understand the difficulty Sullivan 

Perici1Ole, and wanted an English curtain was facin g, we need to consid er the 

raiser. In 1876, as fate would have it, Trial feeling of being a child prodigy in music. 

by Jury was th e outcome of the second Sullivan had won many honors during his 

"G & S" co llaboratio n. Gilbert, educa ted childhood, in cluding the Mendelssohn 

in th e practice of law and n oted for hi s Award , enabling him to study music with 

invo lvement in laws uits , had grea t fun fine pro fessors in Germany. As a result, 

writing it. Thus began one of the most people in England had great expectations 

infamous partnerships in music. Gil bert for him to write symphoni es and grand 

and Sulli van's musical relationship was opera. Instead , he was writing comic opera 

often fill ed with many disagreements with bouncy rhythms. 

although no one can doubt th e quality of Sullivan felt that if Gilbert could give 

music that resulted! 

him longer phrases and opportunities to 

O'Oyly Carte long wanted to set up expand his musical style, that th ere could 

an annual seri es of English comic opera. be a growth in their work instead of going 

In 1879, with the su ccess of th e one-act back to what had already been done. 

Trial by JUlY , he found investors to crea te Neither Gilbert nor Sullivan wanted to end 

the Comic Opera Company that would their partnership. 

perform in th e Opera Comique Theatre. Their differences were fin ally settled 

The next step was to build a new in their next opera, Th e MiJwdo, whi ch is 

theater exclusively for the works of Gilbert also known as The Gilbert and Sulliva n 

and Sullivan. O'Oyly Carte and some Masterpiece. 

wealthy investors bo ught land in the 

With the Japanese Exposition 

Savoy area. Here, the new Savoy Theatre in London in 1884, English society 

was built, thus Gilbert and Sullivan 

developed a keenness for anything 

operas were called Savoy O peras and the Japanese. This enthusiasm extended to 

performers were called Savoyards. Gilbert G&S's new "J apanese" opera even though 

and Sullivan's Iolanth e opened the th eater. it is rather British. The plot of Th e Milwdo, 


D e tl'oit Oper"a Hous e 

www. Mic higanOpc .oa .org 

THE MIKADO 

based on the complexities 

of complying with co urt 

etiquette and avoiding 

execution, is actua lly a 

sendup of British customs. 

The popularity of 

Gilbert & Sullivan's operas 

led to some new issues. 

For some years, audience 

and orchestra members 

with acute ears were 

pirating G&S operettas and 

prodUCing them throughout 

the British Isles and 

America. These "thieves" 

realized that there were not 

yet international copyright 

laws, and money could be 

made by mounting these 

popular pi eces and keeping 

the profits. Gilbert and the 

O'Oyly Cartes tri ed to stop 

th e practice, but were ruled 

aga inst by the American Courts. 

Gilbert and Sulliva n's famous 

partnership ended when Sullivan di ed of 

heart and kidney failure in 1900 and was 

given a state funeral by Queen Victoria. 

Ri chard O'Oyly Carte had been ill for some 

time and died several months late r. 

Gilbert purchased a large estate and 

began collecting automobiles and going 

to mo ti on pi ctures. While trying to save a 

d rowning girl one day, Gilbert d rown ed . 

Today, we must give thanks to Helen 

O'Oyly Carte for keeping alive the works 

of these men. It was she who ran the Savoy 

Theater and the Savoy Hotel. She kept 

tours running throughout The British 

Isles, Europe, America , in fact - the world , 

all owing us to enjoy these operas today. 

In a book published in 1899 by a 

friend of Sullivan's, Arthur Lawrence, 

entitled Arthur SuI/i van , LiJe Story, Letters 

and Rel11iniscnces, Lawrence answered 

questions put to him about break-ups 

and make-ups of th e pair this way: "It is, 

indeed , a private and personal matter, and 

is therefo re questionable whether there 

will ever be any sufficient justifica ti on 

for a relation of the incidents which 

preceded dissolutions in th eir profeSSional 

relationship." 

ot like our 21" century reporters ! 

Ah for the good old days! 

Karen V DiChiera is the Director 

oj Community Programs at Michigan 

Opera Th eatre. 

BRAVO 7

"Brilliant choreography ... 

extravagantly beautiful." 

- Broodll'ayWoridcolII 

"A visually dazzling tour 

of 5,000 years of Chinese 

history and culture." 

- San Francisco Chronicle 

ONE UNFORGETTABLE SHOW 

A 

PERFORMANCE BY Shen Yun 

is traditional Chinese culture as 

it was meant to be- a profound 

study in grace and wisdom distilled from 

5,000 years of civilization. 

Shen Yun features one of the most 

expressive, and also one of the most demanding, 

art forms in the world: classical 

Chinese dance. It is a complete system 

of dance refined through thousands of 

years. The classically trained dancers, 

musicians, and singers of Shen Yun dedicate 

themselves to reviving the essence 

of humanity's divinely inspired culture. 

T hey believe that to create true art, there 


must first be inner purity. Thus, they are 

sure to include study and meditation into 

the ir rigorous training regimen. 

Choreographers find an inexhaustible 

source of inspiration in China's many dynasties 

and ethnic groups. They bring to 

life tales of well-known legends and timehonored 

values, displaying goodness and 

loyalty, courage and tragedy. 

This winter, Shen Yun wi ll again debut 

a spectacular original production with all 

new dances, costumes, and music. 

Experience the extraordinary. 

..... 

....

SET DESIGN 

CLAUDE GIRARD 

10 BRAVO 

Music by GIACOMO PUCCINI 

Libretto by LUIGI ILLICA & GIUSEPPE GIACOSA 

CONDUCTOR 

GIULIANO CARELLA 

LA BOHEME is presented in four acts 

World Premiere in Turin, Italy, February 1, 1896 

Sung in Italian with English supertitle translation 

Running time: 3 hours 

COSTUME DESIGN 

CLAUDE GIRARD &: 

ANDRE PREVOST 

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR 

RICHARD GAMMON 

DTE Energy 

FoundatiOn 

Nov. 13 Performance Sponsor 

DIRECTOR CHORUS MASTER 

MARIO CORRADI SUZANNE MALLARE ACTON 

STAGE MANAGER 

KEN SALTZMAN 

LIGHTING DESIGN 

KENDALL SMITH 

Made possible by Ford Motor Company 


www.Mic higanOpe l"a .org 

HAIR &: MAKEUP DESIGN 

JOANNE WEAVER 

SUPERTITLES 

ROBERTO MAURO 

Production originally created for 

l'Opera de Montreal. 

D etroit O pe ra Ho use

THE CAST 

In order oj vocal appearance 

Marcello .. ... ... ....... ...... .. ..... .. .. Marian Pop (13, 17, 20) 

Corey McKern C19, 21) * 

Rodolfo ..... .... ............ Francesco Demuro* (13, 17, 20) 

Noah Stewart (19, 21) 

Colline .... .......... ... .... ... ... .. ... ............ ...... Andrew Gray# 

Schaunard .......................... ...... ....... ....... . Lee Gregory* 

Benoit .... .... ... ... .... ............ ......... ............... ... Jason Budd 

Mimi .. .. .. .... ........................ Kelly Kaduce (13,17,20)/\ 

Grazia Doronzio (19, 21)* 

Parpignol.. ... .... ..... .. .. .. .. ..... .. .... .... ..... Bernard Holcomb 

A Child .. ..... ..... .. ... ... .. ..... .... Anne Koziara (13, 17, 20) 

Lauren Hackett (19, 21) 

Musetta ..................... ...... ... ...... .......... Kimwana Doner 

Alcindoro ... .. .. ..................... ....... ... .... ..... .. .. Jason Budd 

Sergeant .. ...... ...... ..... .. ... .. .. ... .. ... ... Christopher Vaught 

Custom House Officer .......... .. .... .. .. .. Edward Hanlon+ 

* Michigan Opera Theatre debut 

+ Barbflra Gibson Young Artist Apprentice 

# Joyce H. Cohn Young Artist 

/\ Kelly Kaduce's perJormances made possible by a generous 

giJt Jrom the Josephine Kleiner Foundation 

. Last Michigan Opera Theatre performance oj La Boheme: 

November 2005. Featuring Charles Castronovo, Attila 

Fehete, Liping Zhang and ErmonelaJaho. Conducted by 

Steven Mercurio and directed by E. Randahl Hoey. 

SYNOPSIS 

Act I 

An attic apartment in Paris's Latin Quarter on Christmas Eve. 

The poet Rodolfo and his roommate, Marcello, a painter, are 

trying to work but it is too cold to concentrate. Rodolfo offers 

to burn his manuscript to stay warm. Colline, a philosopher, 

arrives as the play burns. All three try to warm themselves. 

Schaunard, a musician, arrives soon after with a bounty of 

food and wine. As the four toast their good fortune, Benoit, 

the landlord, arrives to collect rent, which is past due. The 

four friends invite him in, offer him wine and reassure him 

they will pay what is owed. With ingenuity they distract and 

confuse Benoit, ultimately forcing him out before he is able to 

collect. To celebrate the holiday and their luck, they decide to 

dine at Cafe Momus. Rodolfo stays behind to finish an article, 

promising to join them shortly. 

There is a knock on the door. Rodolfo opens it to find a 

beautiful young woman, Mimi at the threshold. She asks 

Rodolfo for a light for her candle. He invites her in. She faints 

suddenly, dropping the key to her apartment. When she 

recovers, they begin to search for her key but both of their 

candles go out. They are left with only moonlight to guide 

them. The two search for Mimi's key, and in the darkness, 

LA BOHEME 

Rodolfo touches her hand. They begin to confide in one 

another, sharing their hopes and dreams. Rodolfo's friends call 

from below, asking him to join them at Cafe Momus. Rodolfo 

takes Mimi's arm, and they leave for the cafe. 

Act II 

Outside the CaJe Momus, the street is bustling with holiday 

shoppers and vendors. 

On the way to the cafe, Rodolfo buys Mimi a bonnet. The 

two join his friends at a sidewalk table outside Cafe Momus. 

The toy seller Parpignol is followed by a crowd of children. 

A little while later, Musetta, Marcello's old flame, arrives 

accompanied by Alcindoro, a wealthy, older gentleman. 

Although Marcello feigns indifference, he finds it increasingly 

difficult to ignore Musetta. To gain his attention she sings 

about her captivating beauty. No longer wanting Alcindoro's 

company, Musetta cries out that her shoe pinches her. She 

demands that Alcindoro run and buy her a new pair. The 

moment Alcindoro is out of view, Musetta runs into Marcello's 

arms. They join their friends and are swept up in celebration. 

By the time Alcindoro returns, the group has left the cafe and 

he is left with the check. 

Act III 

Early dawn on a bitter, cold February morning outside a tavern 

nea r one oj the city gates. 

Customs officers search people coming into the city for 

work. Mimi, in a weakened state, seeks out Marcello to ask 

for his help. She confides in him that Rodolfo's jealousy is the 

cause of their constant fighting. Rodolfo comes looking for 

Marcello, and Mimi hides. She overhears Rodolfo explain why 

he is so tormented. Mimi is ill, and his poverty is weakening 

her condition. Rodolfo hears Mimi cough and rushes to her. At 

the same time, Marcello hears Musetta laugh and goes inside 

the tavern to find out what she is up to . At first, Mimi and 

Rodolfo try to end their relationship but they are still deeply in 

love. They decide to stay together until the springtime, when 

it will be easier to separate. Meanwhile Marcello's worries are 

confirmed; he catches Musetta flirting with a stranger. He drags 

her out of the tavern to confront her, they quarrel, and Musetta 

storms off leaving Marcello behind. Meanwhile, Rodolfo and 

Mimi depart arm and arm, blissfully reunited. 

Act IV 

The Jo llowing summer in Marcello and RodolJo's attic apartment. 

Marcello and Rodolfo are trying to work but each is 

distracted by thoughts of the woman he loves. The somber 

mood changes when Colline and Schaunard arrive to share a 

paltry meal. The four of them forget their worries, improvising 

a sword fight when suddenly, Musetta arrives with Mimi. 

Mimi is dying and wants to be with Rodolfo again. Musetta 

and Marcello leave to find a doctor. Colline leaves to sell his 

overcoat. Schaunard follows them out. Rodolfo and Mimi are 

left alone. They recall their first meeting. The others return 

with medicine, but it is too late. Mimi has died. At first, no 

one dares tell Rodolfo. Looking at their faces , he realizes she is 

gone. 

Courtesy oj Boston Lyric Opera 

Detroit Opera House 


www.M ichiganOpera.org BRAVO II

LA BOHEME 

" 

THE CAFE MOMUS, 

. 

STILL FRESH AFTER 30 YEARS 

The musical travels of a seasoned chorister 

By FRED B UCHALTER 

I 

have never actually been to Paris 

but I have traveled there many 

times. The same can be said for 

Rome, Cairo, Saint Petersburg, Seville, 

Peking, and Charleston. I have been a 

death row inmate and the 108 year-old 

Emperor of China. In fact, I have 

inhabited the souls and lives of priests 

and peasants, noblemen and villagers, 

soldiers, prisoners, a slave owner and 

a Hebrew slave. 

The vehicle for these amazing 

journeys was, and remains, opera. 

At a young age I discovered the 

transformative power of music: it's 

ability to move me both physically and 

emotionally. I attended my first opera in 

the spring of 1979 (La Tra viata with 

Catherine Malfitano), I was on stage in 

the chorus of my first production six 

months later, and now, 30 years later, 

I have the great fortune to continue my 

journey as a member of the Michigan 

Opera Theatre Chorus. 

Before the days of the Detroit Opera 

House, my journey also included venues 

in Detroit's Theater District: the Music 

Hall, the Fisher Theatre and Masonic 

Temple. Throughout my career I have 

taken part in many operas and hundreds 

of performances. Among the 

productions were the classics, A ida, 

Turandot, Carmen and Madame Butterfly; 

a new opera, Dead Man Wall?ing, and 

two world premieres, Margaret Gam er 

and Cy rano. I have sung some of the 

most beautiful chorus music ever 

written, with one of the most 

memorable, Va Pensiero, coming in our 

production of Nabu cco last season. 

Yours truly (circl ed) celeb rating another Christmas Eve at t he Cafe Momus. Nicole 

Cabell (foreground) was our M usetta. 

La Boheme, one of this season's 

productions, has played a special part 

in my career and travels as a chorus 

member with Michigan Opera Theatre. 

I have been in four productions of 

La Boheme, in several different cities and 

venues. And in 1996 when we opened 

the magnificent Detroit Opera House, 

La Boheme was 

IIWho knows, there may be someone in the 

audience that evening seeing their first 

opera as I did those many years ago. II 


12 BRAVO w w w.1Vi ichiganO pera .ol·g 

our very firs t production. While the 

theater itself was open for music, our 

dressing rooms and rehearsal facilities 

were not. So for that first production, 

the chorus had to rehearse, warm-up, 

and get into costume and make-up at 

the YWCA several blocks away. When 

we were ready, we were taken by bus to 

the loading dock and waited back stage 

for our entrance. And when we 

completed our second act scene at the 

Cafe Momus, we marched directly on to 

the bus and were taken back to the 

YWCA. Despite having to make our 

entrance by shuttle bus, after so many 

seasons as gypsies moving from theater 

Detroit O pera H o use


THE NUTCRACKER 

GRAND RAPIDS BALLET 

COMPANY DANCERS 

Chelsea Clow, from Illinois, currently 

in her sixth season with the Company. 

Kateryna Derechyna, from the 

Ukraine, currently in her fourth 

season with the Company. 

Dawnell Dryja, from Detroit, 

currently in her ninth season with the 

Company. 

Leonid Leonidovich Flegmatov, from 

Russia, currently in his second season 

with the Company. 

Anton Kandaurov, from the Ukraine, 

currently in his third season with the 

Company. 

Alexey Kulpin, from Russia, currently 

in his sixth season with the Company. 

Francis Lawrence, from Australia, 

currently in his second season with 

the Company. 

Oksana Maslova, from the Ukraine, 

currently in her third season with the 

Company. 

Attila Mosolygo, from Hungary, 

currently in his fourteenth season 


Rachael Riley, from Florida, currently 

in her second season with the 

Company. 

Stephen Sanford, from Missouri, 

currently in his tenth season with the 

Company. 

Laura Schultz, from Grand Rapids, 

currently in her eighth season with 

the Company. 

Nicholas Schultz, from Grand Rapids, 

currently in his eighth season with the 

Company. 

Larissa Tanis, from Illinois, currently 

in her sixth season with the Company. 

Kyohei Giovanni Yoshida, from Japan, 

current guest artist with the Company. 

Apprentice - Martha Bellamy, from 

Grand Rapids, currently in her first 


Apprentice - Katie Brown, from 

Grand Rapids, currently in her first 


Apprentice - Sadie Brown, from 

Indiana, currently in her first season 


Apprentice - Marisa Fazzari, from 

Washington, currently in her first 


16 BRAVO 

History of the Grand Rapids Ballet 

Company 

Celebrating its thirty-ninth season, 

the Grand Rapids Ballet Company 

(GRBC) remains committed to its 

mission, to lift the human spirit 

through the art of dance. A proud 

recipient of the ArtServe Michigan 

Governor's Arts Award for Outstanding 

Cultural Organization, Michigan's only 

professional ballet company has a rich 

history marked by steady growth, a 

commitment to excellence, and strong 

community support. 

In 1971 the Grand Rapids Civic 

Ballet began under founding Artistic 

Director Sally Seven. Summerfest 

School of Grand Rapids, a conservatory 

school for development of professional 

dancers, began in 1983 and later 

merged with the Grand Rapids 

Civic Ballet. Subsequently the two 

reorganized to form the Grand Rapids 

Ballet Company along with the 

School of the Grand Rapids Ballet 

Company. Under the artistic direction 

of Charthel Arthur, GRBC moved into 

regional status and joined the Midwest 

Regional Ballet Assoc'/Regional Dance 

America. During the 1993-1994 season, 

professional dancers were placed under 

contract for the first time. 

Today, the professional company 

consists of fourteen professional 

dancers and three apprentices; the 

School of the Grand Rapids Ballet 

Company has an enrollment of over 

250 students taught by instructors 

from professional dance backgrounds; 

an additional 500 students receive free 

introductory classes through the awardwinning 

"Steps in a New Direction" 

program; and the educational programs 

GRBC offers to the community 

are outstanding ways to foster the 

connection between the arts and 

education. 

After the appointment of Artistic 

Director Gordon Peirce Schmidt and 

Associate Artistic Director Laura 

Berman in 1999, the Company saw 

tremendous growth and presented more 

than fifty new works. The 2010 - 2011 

season welcomes Patricia Barker as 

Interim Artistic Director. Ms. Barker 

brings a world-class talent and a plan 

to add renowned works to GRBCs 

repertoire. 

Grand Rapids Ballet Company 

regularly performs at DeVos 

Performance Hall, the Peter Martin 

Wege Theatre, Forest Hills Fine 

Arts Center and various tours 


www.MichiganOpera.org 

throughout the state - totaling over 50 

performances per season. The Company 

has performed in Quebec, Canada, 

Lansing, Detroit, Kalamazoo, Boyne 

City, Midland, St. Joseph and more; and 

with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, 

Grand Rapids Symphony, Opera 

Grand Rapids, the Jackson Symphony, 

Richmond Symphony, Midland 

Symphony, and West Shore Symphony, 

among others. 

Through the generosity of an artsconscious 

community, The Next Step 

Campaign allowed the Company to 

transform an old abandoned bus garage 

into a well-designed dance rehearsal 

space and school facility. Since its 

opening in 2000, this permanent home 

has allowed the Ballet to add new 

opportunities for the community such 

as the popular Dancers' Theatre Series, 

an expanded school schedule, and a 

popular field trip for students, "Escape 

to the Ballet," where children learn 

what it takes to run a professional ballet 

company. 

Responding to the demand of the 

Dancers' Theatre Series and tremendous 

growth of the Company and School, 

GRBC announced another exciting 

$7.5 million expansion in September 

2006. Stage 2: A Campaign for Ballet 

included the addition of the 300-seat 

Peter Martin Wege Theatre adjacent 

to the current faCility, creating the 

Meijer-Royce Center for Dance. 

The LEED-Certified theatre opened 

in September 2007 and houses the 

Company's Dancers' Theatre Series, as 

well as performances by the students of 

the School of the Grand Rapids Ballet 

Company. The 300-seat design keeps 

the intimate feel of the Dancers' Theatre 

Series that audiences have come to 

love, while also allowing access to the 

Series for more patrons. The space 

also offers expanded opportunities for 

educational programs and any number 

of new ventures the Company wishes to 

undertake. 

Original programming, innovative 

choreography, and a commitment 

to excellence are hallmarks of the 

Grand Rapids Ballet Company. With 

artists invested in the community and 

a community that supports the arts, 

the Grand Rapids Ballet Company 

has created a nourishing arts center 

for all of Michigan, and continues to 

provide the highest level of excellence 

in dance, theatre and education for all 

individuals. 

Detroit Opera House


TOO HOT TO HANDEL 

The Concordia Orchestra of New 

York City commissioned Too Hot 

To Handel in 1993, from arrangers Bob 

Christianson and Gary Anderson. Since 

the first performance at Lincoln Center, 

crowds have smiled , cheered and 

danced in their seats (and sometimes 

in the aisles l ). Too Hot captures the 

essential core of Handel's famous 

masterwork and reinterprets it with 

chords of rhythm and blues, jazz and 

gospel. The end result? A dynamic 

and uplifting celebration that must be 

experienced. Simply pur: Too Hot To 

Handel is Messiah re-created. 

Music on loan from the archives of the 

Concordia Orchestra, Malin Alsop, 

fOLlI1ding music director and conductor 

PART I 

Sinfony 

Comfort ye 

Every valley 

And the glory of the Lord shall be 

revealed ' 

Thus saith the Lord 

But who may abide the day of His 

coming 

And He shall purify 

Behold, a virgin shall conceive 

o thou that tellest good tidings to Zion 

For behold, darkness shall cover the 

earth 

The people that walked in darkness 

For unto us a child is born 

There were shepherds abiding in the 

field 

And suddenly there was with the angel 

Glory to God 

Intermission 

PART II 

Rejoice greatly 

Then shall the eyes of the blind be 

opened 

He shall feed his flock 

His yoke is easy 

Behold the Lamb of God 

Surely He hath borne our griefs * * 

All we like sheep have gone astray 

Behold, I tell you a mystery 

The trumpet shall sound 

The Lord gave the word 

Why do the nations so furiously rage 

Hallelujah l 

* * with David Vaughn, bass-baritone 

Detl'oit Opera House 

RACKHAM SYMPHONY CHOIR 


Now entering its 60th year, Rackham Symphony Choir (RSC) is considered one 

of Michigan's major choral organizations. RSC has enjoyed a rich musical heritage 

of performing with many of the world's most celebrated artists ranging from 

conductors Thomas Schippers and Antal Dorati to singers Luciano Pavarotti and 

Joan Sutherland. Under the visionary leadership of Artistic and Music Director 

Suzanne Mallare Acton, the choir has distinguished itself with a repertoire 

of groundbreaking works with timely themes, multi-media experiences and 

innovative programs. Recognized for its artistic contributions to the community, 

RSC was awarded Michigan's 2008 Governor's Arts Award. 

To learn more about the non profit membership organization and its current 

schedule, visit www.rackhamchoir.org. 

Contributors to Too Hot To 

Handel: 

Friends 

Phillip & Maureen Abele 

Fran Bachmann & Bruce 

Bisballe 

Jonathon & Betsy Baron 

John & Janice Bernick 

Richard & Susan Bingham 

Arthur & Nola Chester 

Bill & Pamela Day 

Emily & Joshua Eichenhorn 

Susan A. Fox 

Jeff & Germaine Fritz 

Robert & Teresse Krause 

Denise Kurowski 

Bud Uhl 

John V. Wickey 

Mary Lou Zieve 

Patrons 

Joan McCaskill 

Ronald Michalak & Barbara 

Frankel 

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Contributors t o Rackham 

Symphony Choir: 

Impresario $1,000 

and above 

Richard & Susan Bingham 

Bill & Pamela Day 

DeRoy Testamentary Fund 

The Fred A. & Barbara M. Erb 

Family Foundation 

Jeff & Germaine Fritz 

Kresge Foundation 

Michigan Council for the Arts 

and Cultural Affairs 

Michigan Humanities Council 

State of Michigan 

Bud Uhl 

John V. Wickey 

Lula C. Wilson Trust 

Conductor $500-$999 

Suzanne Mallare Acton & 

David Osborne 

Verizon 


Patron $1 00-$249 

Robert Bomier 

Dennis & Marjorie Glaza 

Frank & Nancy Glover 

Ron & Sara Gurdjian 

Ken & Judy Pardonnet 

Family $25-$99 

Rudolph & Diane Bernick 

Steven & Carol Breshgold 

Suzette Chaiken 

Jenina Felici 

Arthur & Nancy Krolikowski 

Kenneth & Anne Miller 

Victor Pytko & Barbara Porter 

Marion Priebe 

La verne & Lois Schenk 

Wine for Humanity 

In Kind 

John & Janice Bernick 

Canoe Circle Graphics 

Robert Cucuzza 

Tom Cucuzza 

Tom & Beth Deuel 

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Melissa Bunker 

Administra ti ve & Marketing Director 

Bud Uhl, President 

Scott Maggart, Vice President 

Suzanne Mallare Acton 

Victoria Bigelow 

Thomas Cucuzza 


ADMINISTRATION 

Suzanne Mallare Acton 

Artistic & Music Director 

Ju lie Mc Farland 

Administrative Assista nt 

RACKHAM SYMPHONY CHOIR BOARD OF TRUSTEES 

William Day 

Tom Deuel 

Emily Eichenhorn 

j effrey Fritz 

Susan Fox 

Marj orie Glaza 

Lynnjovick 

Ray Lilt 


SOPRANO Beth Smith Deuel Clarence j ones Victoria Isabell 

Victoria Bigelow* Judi Szefi j eff Krueger * Wendy Keebler 

Kathy Boettcher LaNyck Washington James M. Moore Amy Kucera 

Joan Crawford Deborah Webb Clifton Shaw Anne Maters 

Nora Curiel Ka te Williams Bill Steiner Milly Matis 

Edith Faires Kim Witten Stephen Stewart Andrea Mills 

Vanessa Ferriole Brett Thompson Patricia Minnick 

Emily Gay TENOR Harry Williams,Jr. Nancy Nelson 

Avital Granos Philip Abele Deborah Nero 

Conda Green Michael Boettcher ALTO Sarah Piper 

Kate Huttenlocher*** Tony Camilletti Maureen Abele Regina Steiger 

Noelle j acquez Patrick Clampitt Beth Adams Patricia Stewart 

j essica Knott Nate Clements Fran Bachmann Abigail Strub*** 

Kathleen Koomen*** Michael Covert Laura Bayley Linda Van Buren 

Denise Kurowski Terrance Crandall Sandra Bomar Barbara Wilso n 

Mijung Lee j oseph Dluzniewski Katherine Carr Ruth Zaromp 

Morgan Lorkowski ** Eddie Dunn Karshibia Davidson 

Jennifer Pasha j eff Fritz Emily Eichenhorn BASS 

Christine Noel Pelot Donald Gay Louise Fisher * Tim Cholyway 

Kathy Sampson Erik Hernandez** Susan A. Fox Douglas Cox 


Joseph Jackson 

Accompanist 

Patricia Minnick 

Laverne Schenk 

Gail Sobecki 

Angela Vohs 

Arthur j ones 

Joseph Leppek** 

Gary Lindell 

Ray Lin 

Scott Maggart 

Homer Matthews 

Steven P. Pejuan 

Laverne Schenk 

Alan Sebastian 

Brandon Spencer** 

Lawrence Stepney 

Bud Uhl 

David Vaughn 

Will Yeats 

* Section leader 

** Recipient of 

Rackham High 

School Intern 

Award 20lO-20ll 

Giles Simmer Daniel Inglese *** Yvonne Friday Tim Doty * *** Student Member of 

j anice Simon Chris Jones Kimberly Henderson Gary Hasley Rackham 

TOO HOT TO HANDEL ORCHESTRA 

VIOLIN I VIOLA SAXOPHONE TROMBONE ORGAN 

Charlotte Merkerson, john Madison Chris Coll ins Edward Gooch Fred R. Hughes, jr. 

Concertmaster Scott Stefanko Russell Mallare Maury Okun 

Velda Kelly j ames Greer George Benson Greg Near BASS 

Bryan j ohnston julianne Zinn Jose Ma llare Marion Hayden 

Andrew Wu Keith Kaminski TIMPANI 

Beth Kirton CELLO j ohn Dorsey ELECTRIC GUITAR 

Molly Hughes Nadine Deleury HORN Alan Ayoub 

Diane Bredesen Andrew Pelletier PERCUSSION 

VIOLIN II Robert Reed Susan Mutter Donnie Lewis ELECTRIC BASS 

Victoria Haltom j ohn latzko Tamara Kosinski GUITAR 

Daniel Stachyra DRUM SET james Simonson 

Kevin Filewych BASS TRUMPET David Taylor 

Anna Weller Derek Weller David Ammer MUSIC 

Elizabeth Rowin Gordon Simmons PIANO CONTRACTOR 

Maurice Davis Alvin Waddles Diane Bredesen 

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REFLECTIONS 

Choreography by GERALD ARPINO 

Music by PETER ILYICH 

TCHAIKOVSKY 

Costumes by A. CHRISTINA GIANNINI 

Lighting Design by JACK MEHLER 

BALLET NOTES: A neoclassical, pure 

dance ballet and a perfect example of 

the "Arpino" style - high lifts, a flying 

pace, and classic beauty. This fast-paced 

and physically challenging ballet is 

set to Tchaikovsky's "Variations on a 

Rococo Theme for cello and Orchestra, 

op. 33." Arpino recreated the ballet in 

1985, after having been out of active 

repertoire since 1976. 

WORLD PREMIERE: Thejoffrey Ballet, 

February 3, 1971, Auditorium Theatre, 

Chicago, IL 

" ... smile with my heart" 

Choreography by LAR LUBOVITCH 

©(2002) 

Music by MARVIN LAIRD , "Fantasie on 

Themes by Richard Rodgers" 

Costumes by ANN WHITLEY 

Re-staged by SANDRA BROWN 

Lighting by JACK MEHLER after BRIAN 

MACDEVITT 

Pianist PAUL JAMES LEWIS 

l) "Do 1 Hear A Waltz?" and "It Might 

As Well Be Spring" 

2) "The Sweetest Sounds" 

3) "I Didn't Know What Time It Was" 

and "Where Or When" 

4) "My Funny Valentine" 

BALLET NOTES: " ... smile with my 

heart" (from the lyric by Lorenz Hart 

from "My Funny Valentine") was 

created for American Ballet Theatre in 

collaboration with the Lar Lubovitch 

Dance Company, which deeply 

appreciates the generous support of the 

Rodgers Family Foundation, the Harold 

. &: Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust and 

the Irene Diamond Fund. 

MUSIC CREDITS: "It Might As Well 

Be Spring," Music by Richard Rodgers, 

Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II. "The 

Sweetest Sounds," Music and Lyrics by 

Richard Rodgers. "Do I Hear A Waltz?," 

Music by Richard Rodgers, Lyrics 

by Stephen Sondheim. "My Funny 

Valentine, " "Where Or When" and "1 

Didn't Know What Time It Was, " Music 

by Richard Rodgers, Lyrics by Lorenz 

Hart. These selections are used by 

special arrangement with the Rodgers 

Deu'oit Opera House 

and Hammerstein Organization, 1065 

Avenue of the Americas #2400, New 

York , NY 10018. All Rights Reserved. 

SEA SHADOW 

Choreo,graphy by GERALD ARPINO 

Music by MAURICE RAVEL* 

Set by MING CHO LEE 

Costumes by A. CHRISTINA GIANNINI 

Lighting by JACK MEHLER aJter 

THOMAS SKELTON 

BALLET NOTES: Sea Shadow, which 

has been called "a poem-in-dance," is 

a pas de deux inspired by the romantic 

Ondine fable. The late Walter Terry, dean 

of American dance critics, described this 

lyric work as "one of the most beautiful 

duets in all ballet." This was the third 

ballet created by Gerald Arpino, and 

Terry wrote, "[Arpino] introduced a 

synthesis of torso-oriented modern 

movement with classical ballet that was a 

special quality he gave to ballet." 

WORLD PREMIERE: The Joffrey Ballet, 

December 12, 1962, Damascus, Syria. 

* Concerto in G for Piano and 

Orchestra, 2 nd Movement, Adagio Assai 

MUSIC CREDITS: By arrangement with 

Boosey &: Hawkes, Inc., publisher and 

copyright owner. 

AGE OF INNOCENCE 

Gan. 29, 201l) 

Choreography by EDWAARD LIANG 

Music by PHILIP GLASS and THOMAS 

NEWMAN 

Costume Design by MARIA PINTO 

Lighting Design by JACK MEHLER aJter 

MARK STANLEY 

BALLET NOTES: This ballet, inspired 

by the novels ofJane Austen, tells the 

story of females of the late eighteenth 

century and early nineteenth-century. 

It's a story of societal repression and 

of the strength of the human spirit. 

Age oj Innocence was created with 

funds from the Prince Prize for 

Commissioning Original Work, 

which was awarded to Edwaard 

Liang and The Joffrey Ballet in 2008. 

WORLD PREMIERE: TheJoffrey 

Ballet, October 15, 2008, Chicago, 

lIlinois, The Auditorium Theatre of 

Roosevelt University 

MUSIC CREDITS: 

Movement 2 &: 4 from Symphony 

No.3, The Secret Agent by Philip 

Glass 

© 1995 Dunvagen Music Publishers 

Inc. Used by Permission. 

JOFFREY BALLET 

Symphony #3 - Movement 2 &: 4 

composed by Philip Glass, Performed 

by Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, 

Conducted by Marin Alsop and courtesy 

of Naxos of America 

"The Poet Acts" by Philip Glass, 

Published by Sony/ATV Music Publishing 

LLC. 

The Poet Acts composed by Philip Glass 

from the motion picture "The Hours". 

Michael Riesman, Piano; Lyric Quartet; 

Nick Ingam, Conductor. 

Little Children -EndTitle written by 

Thomas Montgomery Newman 

All rights owned or administered by 

© SONGS OF UNIVERSAL, INC. on 

behalf of NEW LINE MUST C CORP. 

(BMI) 

Used By Permission. 

Pretty BALLET 

Gan. 30, 20ll) 

Choreography by JAMES KUDELKA 

Music by BOHUSLAV MARTINU 

Costumes by DENIS LAVOIE 

Lighting Design by JACK MEHLER after 

MICHAEL MAZZOLA 

BALLET NOTES: In a collision of 

worlds, Pretty BALLET explores the 

balance between romantic ideals and 

industrial ideas as they relate to art. 

WORLD PREMIERE: The Joffrey Ballet, 

April 28, 2010, Auditorium Theatre, 

Chicago, IL 

MUSIC CREDITS: Bohuslav Martinu, 

Symphony #2, Performed by the 

National Symphony Orchestra of 

Ukraine, Arthur Fagen, conductor and 

Courtesy of Naxos of America. 

By arrangement with Boosey &: Hawkes, 

Inc., publisher and copyright owner. 

Miguel Angel Blanco and Christine Rocas. 

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JOFFREY BALLET 

History of The Joffrey Ballet 

The joffrey Ballet has been hailed 

as "America's Company of Firsts." 

The joffrey Ballet's long list of "firsts" 

includes being the first dance company 

to perform at the White House at 

Jacqueline Kennedy's invitation, the 

first to appear on television, the first 

American company to visit Russia, the 

first classical dance company to go 

multi-media, the first to commission 

a rock 'n' roll ballet, the first and only 

dance company to appear on the cover of 

Time magazine, and the first company to 

have had a major motion picture based 

on it, Robert Altman's The Company. 

For more than a half-century, The 

Joffrey Ballet's commitment to taking 

world-class, artisticall y vibrant work to 

a broad and varied audience has created 

a solid foundation that continues to 

support the company's unprecedented 

capacity for achieving important 

"firsts. " Today, the Joffrey, which has 

been hugely successful in its former 

residences in New York and Los Angeles, 

lives permanently in its brilliant new 

facility, Joffrey Tower, in the heart 

of America, Chicago, Illinois. The 

company's commitment to accessibility 

is met through the most extensive 

touring schedule of any dance company 

in history, an innovative and highly 

effective education program including 

the much lauded Academy of Dance, 

Official School of The joffrey Ballet, and 

collaborations with myriad other visual 

and performing arts organizations. 

Classically trained to the highest 

standards, The Joffrey Ballet expresses 

a unique, inclusive perspective on 

dance, proudly reflecting the diversity 

of America with its company and 

audiences and repertoire which includes 

major story ballets, reconstructions of 

masterpieces and contemporary works. 

Founded by visionary teacher Robert 

Joffrey in 1956, guided by celebrated 

choreographer Gerald Arpino from 1988 

until 2007, The Joffrey Ballet continues 

to thrive under internationally renowned 

Artistic Director Ashley C. Wheater and 

Executive Director Christopher Clinton 

Conway. The Joffrey Ballet has become 

one of the most revered and recognizable 

arts organizations in America and one of 

the top dance companies in the world. 

24 BRAVO 

Ashley C. Wheater 

Ashley C. Wheater has dedicated his life to dance. He was born in Scotland 

and trained at the Royal Ballet School in England. While at the school he worked 

with Frederick Ashton in Benjamin Britten's Death in Venice, and performed at 

Covent Garden in numerous productions such as Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty, 

Giselle and The Dream. 

Having graduated to the upper school of the Royal Ballet, Mr. Wheater danced 

in many of the full-length productions and performed with Rudolph Nureyev in 

Nureyev and Friends at the London Coliseum. 

After leaving the Royal Ballet, Mr. Wheater joined the London Festival Ballet 

where he continued to work with Nureyev in his Romeo and Juliet and Sleepil1g 

Beauty and Glen Tetley in SphirtX and Greening along with a huge repertoire of 

classics and new creations. Under the artistic direction ofJohn Field he was 

promoted to principal dancer at the age of 20. 

In 1982 he joined the Australian Ballet where he continued dancing principal 

roles in both classical and contemporary work, especially in the john Cranko 

full-lengths. 

At the invitation of Gerald Arpino in 1985, Mr. Wheater joined Thejoffrey 

Ballet. For the next four years he performed various works by American 

choreographers including William Forsythe, Gerald Arpino Mark Morris, Paul 

Taylor, and Laura Dean, as well as repertoire by Ashton and Cranko. 

joining the San Francisco Ballet in 1989 he continued to cultivate his creative 

career while working with Helgi Tomasson,James Kudelka, David Bintley and 

many more. In 1997 he retired from dancing and was appointed ballet master at 

the San Francisco Ballet and later named assistant to the artistic director. 

Since his appointment in 2007 as artistic director of The j offrey Ballet, his 

passion and commitment to the joffrey have been evident in the quality that 

he has brought to the dancing as well as the repertoire. Under his direction 

he has brought world-class choreographers as well as young, up-and-coming 

choreographers to create for the company. Mr. Wheater has added a new full 

length to the Joffrey's repertoire, Lar Lubovitch's ground-breaking Othello. This 

season alone will feature two world premiers. 

In 2008 Mr. Wheater was the recipient of the Boeing Game-Changer Award 

in recognition of his commitment to reaching out to Chicago communities 

promoting diversity through the many forms of dance. 

Fabrice Calmels and Victoria Jaiani 


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Mr. R. j am ison Wi lliams, Mrs. Frederick H. Clark Mr. David Handleman Dr. Charlolle Podowski Directors Em eritus 

Chairman Mrs. Peter Cooper Mr. Kenneth E. Hart Mr. W j ames Prowse Mrs. Donald C. Austin 

Dr. David Di Chiera, Ms. joanne Danto Mr. Gary E. j ohnson Mrs. Ruth Rattner Mr. J. Addison Bartush 

President Mr. Ta rik S. Daoud Mr. Odell j ones III Mr. Roy S. Robe rts Mr. Frank W Donovan t 

Mr. Cameron B. Duncan, julia Donovan Darlow Mrs. Peter Kannanos Ms. Patricia H . Rodzik Mr. james H. Gram t 

Treasurer Mr. Lawrence N. David Mrs. Charles Kessler Mr. W ill iam Sandy Mrs. Willi am johnston t 

Mr. C. Thomas Toppin, Mr. ELh an Davidson Mr. Thomas M. Krikorian Mr. Gregory Schwartz Mr. David Pollack t 

Secretary Mrs. Charles M. Endicott Mr. Harry A. Lomason II Ms. Elham Shayota Mrs. Irving Rose 

Mrs. Alex Erdeljan ' Mr. Alphonse S. Lucarelli Dr. Lorna Thomas Mr. Roben VanderKl oot t 

Mrs. Robert A. Allesee Mr. Paul E. Ewing Mrs. Robert A. Lutz Mr. Michael Tweddle Mr. Richard Webb 

Mr. Douglas F Al lison Mrs. David Fischer Mr. Steven Marlene Mr. George C. Vincent M r. George M. Zeltzer 

M r. j oseph Angileri Dr. Marjorie M. Fisher Mrs. Manuel Moroun Mr. Mon Zieve t 

Mr. Lee Barthel Mrs. Barbara Frankel Dr. Stephen Munk Chairme n Emeritus 

Mr. Stephen E. Biegun Mr. Herman Frankel Mrs. j ennifer Nasser Mr. Robert E. Dewar t 

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BOARD OF TRUSTEES 2010-2011 

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Michigan Opera Theatre: 40 Years c 

1963: David DiChiera and Karen V. 

DiChiera 

1963 David 

DiChiera becomes 

director of Overture 

to Opera, an 

education-oriented 

program of the 

Detroit Grand Opera 

As_sociation. 

1970 Overture 

to Opera presents its 

first full-length opera, 

Rossini's The Barber oj 

Seville, starring Maria 

Ewing making her 

professional debut. 

Ov('rlurl' 

To Opera 

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1970: Poster from Overture to 

Opera's first full-length opera, 

The Barber of Seville. 

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1971 Michigan 

Opera Theatre is founded 

in fall 1971 by Dr. David 

DiChiera. The company 

establishes a Board of 

Trustees and reopens the 

Music Hall, saving the 

historic theater from the 

wrecking ball. 

1971: David DiChiera outside Music Hall. 

1976 MOT 

presents its first 

world premiere, 

Washington Square. 

1974 Detroit 

Mayor Coleman 

Young declares a 

citywide Michigan 

Opera Theatre Day. 

1974: Detroit Mayor Coleman Young 

and David DiChiera. 

1979 David 

DiChiera is elected 

as president of 

Opera America, a 

position he would 

hold for four years. 


Opera Theatre's 

Department of 

Community Programs 

is founded by nationally 

prominent composer 

and arts educator Karen 

VanderKloot DiChiera. 

1978: Karen V. DiChiera. 

1981 MOT 

continues its 

commitment to Detroit's 

Armenian community by 

presenting the American 

premiere of Armen 

Tigranian's Anoush. 

1981: Ellen Kerrigan in 

the American premiere 

of Anoush. 

1984 

A stunning 

production of 

Anna Bolena, 

starring Dame 

Joan Sutherland, 

features the Midwest 

premiere of English 

supertitles. 

1986 MOT 

establishes itself 

as the nation's 

tenth largest 

opera company. 

1988 

Luciano Pavarotti 

makes his Detroit 

concert debut at 

Joe Louis Arena. 

1984: Dame Joan Sutherland in Anna Bo/ena 


www.MichiganOpera.org Detroit Opera House

of Bold Vision and Soaring Voices 

1991 Pavarotti returns 

for an encore performance 

atJoe Louis Arena and 

announces he will return to 

perform at the opening of 

the Detroit Opera House. 

1992 Polish 

opera King Roger 

makes its American 

Midwest premiere, 

and the Polish 

community responds 

with an international 

outpouring of support. 

Deu"oit Opera House 

1996 The 

Detroit Opera 

House opens to 

international acclaim 

with an inaugural 

gala on April 21 , 

featuring Luciano 

Pavarotti and Dame 

Joan Sutherland. 

1997 MOT 

inaugurates its first 

season of dance at 

the Detroit Opera 

House with two 

special presentations 

by American Ballet 

Theatre. 

1999: Andrea Bocelli and 

Denyce Graves in Werther. 

2005: Gregg Baker, Denyce Graves 

and Angela Brown in Margaret Gamer. 

2005 Six years in the 

making, MOT hosts the 

world premiere of Margaret 

Garner, a powerful American 

opera written by Richard 

Danie1pour, libretto by 

Toni Morrison and starring 

Denyce Graves. 

Placido Domingo, Jose Carreras 

and Luciano Pavarotti. 

1999 MOT hosts The Three 

Tenors at Tiger Stadium in the trio's 

only North American performance 

that year. Massenet's Werther makes 

many exciting firsts at the Detroit 

Opera House, marking Andrea 

Bocelli's North American opera debut 

and the first webcast of an American 

operatic production. 


www.MichiganOpera.Ol·g 

2007: Marian Pop and Leah Partridge 

in Cyrano. 


Opera Theatre presents 

David DiChiera's very 

own opera, Cyrano, 

to wide acclaim and 

immense Detroit pride. 

2006 The Ford 

Center for Arts and 

Learning opens, 

making facilities 

available to expand 

the Community 

Programs and Dance 

Departments. 

2010 MOT General 

Director David DiChiera 

is honored by the 

National Endowment for 

the Arts with the Opera 

Honors Award, the 

highest honor the United 

States government 

bestows in opera. 

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Francisco Opera. She has been seen 

on opera stages across the country 

including Opera Theatre of Saint Louis, 

Opera No rth, Seattle Opera, Boston 

Lyric Opera, and San Francisco Opera. 

Ms. Doner has also been seen in concert 

with several organizations including 

Modesto Symphony, Yakima Symphony, 

Napa Valley Opera House, Rackham 

Symphony Choir, and Saint Louis 

Symphony. 

GRAZlA DORONZIO 

Mimi, La Boheme (19, 21m) 

Italian soprano Grazia Doronzio 

makes her MOT debut as Mimi in the 

fall 2010 production of La Boheme. A 

recent graduate of 

the Metropolitan 

Opera's Lindermann 

Young Artist 

Development 

Program, she is 

also a winner of the 

First Prize at the 

Elardo International 

Opera Competition. Recently, Ms. 

Doronzio ,performed in Turandot as 

Liu at the Metropolitan Opera and 

in Cavalli's Giasone as Isifile with the 

Chicago Opera Theatre. Future engagements 

include appearances with Atlanta 

Opera, Portland Opera, Deutsche 

Oper Berlin, Deutsche Oper am Rhein , 

Duesseldorf, Frankfurt Opera, and the 

Canadian Opera Company. 

MARK FLINT 

Conductor, The Mihado 

Conductor Mark Flint has led 

the majority of orchestras in worldrenowned 

opera houses throughout the 

United States and 

Canada, including 

the New York City 

Opera, I..:Opera 

de Montreal, 

Opera Company 

of Philadelphia, 

Florida Grand 

Opera, Opera 

Theatre of St. Louis, Fort Worth Opera, 

Arizona Opera, and Hawaii Opera 

Theatre, among others. He conducted 

the international premiere of Tobias 

Picker's Therese Raquin at I..:Opera de 

Montreal, the premiere of Ned Rorem's 

Our Town at Lake George Opera, and 

orchestrated Cy rano , a new opera 

composed by David DiChiera and librettist 

Bernard Uzan, which he conducted 

at the Michigan Opera Theatre's world 

premiere in 2007, and will conduct the 

upcoming production of Cyrano at the 

Florida Grand Opera. 

Detroit Ope.oa House 

LEE GREGORY 

Schaunard, La Boheme 

Baritone Lee Gregory makes his 

Michigan Opera Theatre debut as 

Schau nard in La Boheme. He has a wide 

and varied repertoire 

that includes 

his recently 

acclaimed role of 

Mercutio in Romeo 

et Juli.ette. Recent 

engagements 

include The Rape of 

Lucretia as Junius 

with the Toledo Opera, 1 pag/iacci in 

the role of Silvio with Opera Omaha, 

the title role in Le nozze di Figaro with 

Eugene Opera, A Little Night Music as 

Carl Magnus with Opera Theatre of St. 

Louis, The Fall of the House of Usher 

performing William with Nashville 

Opera, and La Grande-Duchesse de 

Gero/stein as Prince Paul with Opera 

Boston. 

BERNARD D . HOLCOMB 

Parpignol, La Boheme 

American tenor Bernard D. Holcomb 

recently sang the role of Alfredo in 

Verdi's La Traviata with the Pine 

Mountain Music 

Festival, and was 

featured as Paolino 

in II Matrimonio 

Segreto with the 

festival in the 2009 

summer season. 

He is also a winner 

of the Michigan 

District Metropolitan Opera National 

Council Auditions. As an apprentice 

with Sarasota Opera he sang the role of 

the Villager in 1 Pagliacci, and Federico 

in I..:Amico Fritz. Mr. Holcomb's leading 

roles include Rodolfo in La Boheme, 

Jenik in The Bartered Bride, Lyric Tenor 

in Postcard from Morocco, and Lensky 

in Eugel1e Onegin. At Michigan Opera 

Theatre, he was featured in the roles 

of Nelson and Crabman in Michigan 

Opera Theatre's production of Porgy & 

Bess and as Gastone in La Traviata. 

KELLY KADUCE 

Mimi, La Boheme (13, 17,20) 

American soprano Kelly Kaduce 

returns to Michigan 

Opera Theatre after 

her most recent 

MOT performance 

as Donna Elvira 

in Don Gioval1l1i 

in 2010. With 

her warm and 

rich voice, stun- 


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ARTIST PROFILES 

ning beauty, and superb acting ability, 

Ms. Kaduce has recently performed 

the title role in Madama Butterfly with 

Sa nta Fe Opera, Nedda in I Pagliacci 

with Teatro Municipal de Santiago, 

Princess Lan in Tea: A Mirror of Soul 

with Opera Company of Philadelphia, 

and the Countess in Le nozze di Figaro 

with Eugene Opera. Upcoming engagements 

include the title role in Ruslaha 

with Opera Colorado and Catherine 

Earnshaw in Wuthering Heights with the 

Minnesota Opera. 

DAN KNECHTGES 

Choreographer, The Mihado 

Dan Knechtges is a Tony Nominated 

choreographer and director working 

in theater, opera, television, film and 

music videos. 

Mr. Knechtges 

has directed and 

choreographed for 

numerous theatres 

across the country 

on shows ranging 

from Gilbert and 

Sullivan to Rodgers 

and Hammerstein to Brecht. His choreography 

has been noted for its exceptional 

storytelling, deft humor and good 

"show biz. " Dan's Broadway credits 

include Xanadu (directed by Chris 

Ashley, Tony nomination, Drama Desk 

nomination), 110 in The Shade (starring 

Audra McDonald) and The 25th Al1l1ual 

Putnam Coul1ty Spellil1g Bee (directed by 

James Lapine. ) In addition to his extensive 

Broadway experience, he had the 

unique experience of choreographing 

Leonard Bernstein's Mass for the Dallas 

Symphony to commemorate the 40th 

anniversary of the assassination of JFK. 

COREY McKERN 

Marcello, La Boheme (19, 21m) 

Baritone Corey McKern's recent 

engagements include Marcello in La 

Boheme at Opera Hong Kong, Masetto 

in Don Gioval1ni 

and Marcello in 

La Boheme with 

Santa Fe Opera, 

Papageno in Die 

Zaube'f!ote with 

Arizona Opera, 

Count Almaviva 

in Le Nozze di 

Figaro with Opera Cleveland, Valentin 

in Faust with Opera Carolina, Figaro 

in II Barbiere di Siviglia with Opera 

Birmingham, Morales in Carmel1 with 

New York City Opera, and John Rutter's 

Mass of the Childrel1 and Mozart's 

Requiem at Carnegie Hall. 

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COMMUNITY 

PROGRAMS 

Chase Foundation Grant 

Helps Students Experience 

Don Giovanni 

Made possible by a grant from the 

Chase Foundation, the Department 

of Community Programs had the 

opportunity to work with students 

in two new Detroit Public schools: 

Detroit International Academy for 

Young Women and Fredrick Douglass 

School for Young Men. During classes 

twice a week, Karen V DiChiera, MOT's 

director of community programs, 

assisted by educator Lamar Richardson, 

had the opportunity to prepare the 

students for attending Mozart's opera 

bon Giovanni. 

The students were amazed that in 

the courts of Europe in the 18,h century, 

social behavior had a great deal to do 

with affairs of the heart, and gossip, 

and "gangs" would fight to defend their 

beliefs.' Detroit International Academy 

Kimwana Doner in Don Giovanni 

students became fascinated with the 

personalities of court life and how 

these were used in the opera; depicting 

haughtiness, flirtatiousness, seduction, 

depression, bragging and spying. 

Jennifer Rowley, who performed the 

role of Donna Anna, and Kimwana 

Doner, who sang the role of Donna 

Elvira, visited the school and spent 

time talking to the girls prior to the 

performance. In all, over two hundred 

students and faculty from both schools 

attended Don Giovanni. 

Following the performance, students 

presented a "thank you" performance to 

32 BRAVO 

News from the Department of 

Community Programs and Learning at 

the Opera House 

Karen V DiChierq, Director 

Lecturer Lamar Richardson speaks before a performance of Footsteps to Freedom 

Karen DiChiera, David DiChiera, MOT 

board member Marianne Endicott and 

Lamar Richardson. 

Bring Opera to Your Home, 

Work, School, or Community 

Group! 

Would you like to have a group of 

professional singers entertain right 

in your own home or office, club or 

school? We have a lot of great programs 

to tempt you! 

The touring artists from Michigan 

Opera Theatre's Department of 

Community Programs travel all over 

Michigan, from Cheboygan to Jackson, 

from Marine City to Benton Harbor, 

from Mackinaw to Detroit, from Ann 

Arbor to Marine City, from Flint to 

Escanaba and every place in between. 

We have performed in private homes, 

new and restored theaters, school 

auditoriums, places of worship, office 

buildings and on a few yachts! 

Performances are for every age, and 

can be one- act operas, educational 

shows for elementary school children 

and workshops plus a performance 

for middle and high school students. 

We can create sophisticated revues for 

adults and we can have sing-alongs 

for senior citizens, clubs members and 

families. 

Or, if your group would like to visit 

the Detroit Opera House in person, 

we offer tours for all ages throughout 

our building. You can learn about the 

architect and the beautiful plaster work 

and go back stage and into the costume 


www.MichiganOpel·a.org 

shop. We can provide a boxed meal or 

a sit down dinner prepared by our chef 

and served by our wait staff. 

We can arrange to have our Touring 

Artists sing or orchestra members play. 

You can learn about public relations, 

ticket sales, how our repertoire is 

chosen, and how the opera house is 

run. 

To find out how a club or school 

group can come to the Detroit Opera 

House and learn, or to arrange to bring 

a performance to your area, please 

contact Dolores Tobis, Community 

Programs Marketing Manager, at (313) 

237- 3429 or dtobis@motopera.org. 

Upcoming Events 

• Join us on Wednesday, December 8 

at 7:30 p.m. for Holi.day Fun with 

MOT at the Farmington Players 

Barn Theater (32332 W 12 Mile 

Rd ., Farmington Hills) . For more 

information and tickets, call 

Farmington Hills Cultural Arts at 

(248) 473-1848. 

• Our celebrated performance of 

The American Songbook , a Broadway 

Revnue celebrating great composers 

from American Musical Theatre, 

will be performed on Saturday, 

November 20, at the Marine City 

Performing Arts Center at 7:30 

p.m. The performance will include 

familiar melodies from your 

favorite Broadway hits! For more 

information and tickets, call the 

Marine City Concert Series at 

(810) 765-9688. 

Denoit Opera House

Master Classes Offer 

Learning Opportunities 

Learn from professional dancers when 

they come to Detroit to perform on the 

Detroit Opera House stage I This is a 

great opportunity for any level of dancer 

looking to learn from the professionals. 

This November, the Grand Rapids 

Ballet will hold a BeginnerlIntermediate 

Ballet Class for Ages 11-15 on Saturday, 

November 27, 2010 from ll:OOam- 

12:30pm. In addition, when The Jaffrey 

Ballet visits in January, they will hold 

an Intermediate/Advanced Ballet Class 

for ages 14 and up on Saturday, January 

29 , 2011 from ll:OOam -12:30pm. 

In spring 2011 , Alvin Ailey American 

Dance Theater will hold a master class 

on Saturday, March 5, and Eisenhower 

Dance Ensemble will conduct a class on 

Saturday, March 19. 

All classes are' open to the public and 

free with a corresponding ticket stub or 

$25'without a stub , and take place in 

the Margo V Cohen Center for Dance 

or the Chrysler Black Box Theater in 

the Ford Center for Arts and Learning. 

Pre-registration is required. To register, 

please send your name and contact 

information to dance@motopera.org or 

call 313.237.3251. 

Enjoy Dance Film, 

Refreshments, and 

Discussion! 

Dance lovers from all over Detroit 

come together for dance films, food, 

drink, and discussion on Tuesday 

evenings. The series opens on October 

12, at 7:00 p.m. with "Great Partnerships 

in Dance," featuring examples from 

Fonteyn and Nureyev, Martins and 

Farrell, and Fracci and Bruhm. 

Continuing November 9, is a series entitled 

"Dance Scenes in Taverns, including 

scenes from Golden Age, Merry Widow, 

Fancy Free and more. Diaghilevs Ballet 

Russes highlights the January 18th film 

series, featuring wonderful choreography 

by Fokine and Nijinska including The 

Rite of Spring, Petrouchka and Les Noces. 

All dance films take place at the 

Detroit Opera House in the Ford Center 

for Arts and Learning. A $10 donation 

is payable at the door, and this 

D e u"oit Opera House 

Members of Ballet Hispanico teach salsa classes in the Ford Center for Arts and 

Learning. 

includes refreshments. No reservations 

are required. For more information, call 

313.237.3426. 

Revelations Project 

to Inspire Students 

With grants from the Shirley Schlafer 

Foundation and JP. Morgan Chase, 

Alvin Ailey is bringing their Revelations 

Project, a 2 week reSidency, to Detroit 

International Academy Jan. 24 - Feb. 4. 

This reSidency helps students take their 

life experiences and create movement. 

Students not only become inspired by 

working closely with the Ailey teachers, 

they also learn diSCipline , self-esteem and 

ways to express their own uniqueness. 

During that time evening outreach classes 

will also be offered Jan. 25 &. 27 and Feb. 

1 &. 3 6:00-7:30p open to the public, 

Intermediate/Advanced Modern, ages 14 

and up ($20 per person, the "free with 

ticket" does not apply to these evening 

classes). For more information or to 

register, contact dance@motopera.org or 

call 313.237.3251. 

Year-Round Dance Classes at 

the Detroit Opera House 

Ballet Renaissance and Inner City 

Dance Scope, two of Detroit's best dance 

schools make their home here at the 

Detroit Opera House, offering year-round 

dance classes for students of all ages. 

Ballet Renaissance offers classes Monday 

through Friday from 5:00-8:00 p.m. 

For more information or to register, call 



313.469.0694 or visit www.balletren. 

org. Inner City Dance Scope offers ballet, 

hip hop, jazz and modern classes on 

Saturdays. For more information, call 

313-926-6654 or visit www.innercitydancescope. 

webs. com. 

Upcoming Auditions 

EDE Performance of "Get Ready" 

Eisenhower Dance Ensemble 

January 9,2011 

When: 

January 9,2011 , from 2:00pm - 4:00pm 

Information: 

Select dancers will be chosen by audition 

to perform in "Get Ready" to the music 

of The Temptations, choreographed by 

EDE Associate Artistic Director, Stephanie 

Pizzo. Dancers for this work must be 16 

or older to participate. 

ABT Summer Intensive Audition 

When: January 15, 2011 

lOOp-ages 12-14 

3:00p- ages 15 and up 

Interlochen Center for the Arts 

When: 

January 29, 2011 , 10:00am - 12:00pm 

For information on auditions, contact 

Kim Smith at dance@motopera.org or 

313-237-3251. 

All auditions take place at the Detroit 

Opera House. Please visit our website, 

www.MichiganOpera.org for more information 

regarding audition requirements. 

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Michigan Opera Theatre Orchestra 

Violin I James Greer Clarinet Harp 

Charlotte Merkerson, Kathleen Grimes+ Brian Bowman * + Patricia Terry-Ross* + 

Concertmaster + Barbara Zmich+ J. William King+ 

Laura Leigh Roelofs, 

Assistant ConcertmasteH 

Velda Kelly+ 

Bryan Johnston+ 

Beth Kirton+ 

Molly Hughes+ 

AndrewWu 

Cello 

Nadine Deleury"+ 

Diane Bredesen+ 

Robert Reed+ 

John Iatzko 

Eugene Zenzen 

Suzanne Rozmary 

Bassoon 

Pawel Wnuk*+ 

Roger Maki-Schramm 

Horn 

Timpani 

Keith Claeys 

Terence Farmer 

Percussion 

John Dorsey*+ 

David Taylor 

Kevin Filewych 

Violin II 

Victoria Haltom * + 

Daniel Stachyra + 

Bass 

Derek Weller*+ 

Clark Suttle+ 

Greg Sheldon 

Andrew PelletieH 

Carrie Banfield+ 

Susan Mutter 

Tamara Kosinski 

Dan DeSena 

Keyboard 

Jean Schneider 

Henrik Karapetyan+ 

Anna WelleH 

Janet Sullins 

Elizabeth Rowin 

Flute 

Laura Larson+ 

Dennis Carter 

Helen Near 

Trumpets 

David Ammer*+ 

Gordon Simmons+ 

Mark Flegg 

* Principal 

+ Michigan Opera Theatre 

Core Orchestra 

Detroit Federation of 

Viola 

John Madison*+ 

Scott Stefanko+ 

Oboe 

Sally Pituch+ 

Geoffrey Johnson 

Kristin Reynolds 

Trombone 

Maury Okun*+ 

Greg NeaH 

Bryan Pokorney 

Gary Hellick 

Musicians Local #5 American 

Federation of Musicians 

Michigan Opera Theatre Chorus MOT Children 5 Chorus 

Heidi Bowen 

Errin Duane Brooks 

Kim W Brooks 

Cynthian Brundage 

Fred Buchalter 

Elizabeth Cedroni 

Laurie DiSabatino 

Ken Ebaugh 

Brandy Ellis 

. Olivia Ferguson 

Michael Fowler 

Kurt Frank 

Yvonne Friday 

Conda Green 

QuiShaun Hill 

Rosaline Guastella 

Edward Hanlon 

Bernard Holcomb 

Richard Jackson 

DeAnna Johnson 

Tom Kabala 

Jacqueline King 

Brian Leduc 

Deu'oit Opera House 

Amy Malaney 

Stacey Mason 

Peter Morgan 

Kim Mill ard 

Annie Radcliffe 

Monica Sciaky 

Dustin Scott 

Ken Shepherd 

Gregory Stinson 

Curtis Storm 

Lucy Thompson 

Christopher Vaught 

Mari Voelkar 

Tiffanie Waldron 

Justin Watson 

Tamara Whitty 

The American Guild of 

Musical Artists is the official 

union of the Michiga n Opera 

Theatre Chorus 

November 13, 17,20 

Isabell e Bepler 

Alex Capeneka 

Hosey Cusumano 

Matthew Ebaugh 

Ursula Fuller 

Natali e Gratsch 

Aurora Haziri 

Caroline Hofman 

Ryan Hurley 

Brittany Johnson 

NyjaeJones 

Anne Koziara 

Natalie Krauss 

Teagan Lewis 

Alaina Matthews 

Kylie McGuirk 

Olivia Motzer 



Christina O'Neil Lauren Hackett 

Kristine Overman Cheyenne Johnson 

Madeline Reardon Ryan Kotlinski 

Sam Slocum Leah Linenfelser 

Taylor Stark Kaila Madison 

Jessica Tifft Dylan Marcero 

Christina Wallag Emily Michielutti 

Claire Yonkus Rachel Miltimore 

Grace Muawad 

November 19, 21m Avey Rausch 

Jamila Ammary Isabel Rocha 

Elena Bakaluca Steffi Roche 

Tyler Bouque Ameerah Shakoor 

Cassia Burley Arielle Sturr 

Emily Crombez John Vandevert 

Elena Dsouza 

Miles Eichenhorn 

Klara Eichoff 

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Contributors to Michigan Opera Theatre's 

Campaign to Restore the Detroit Opera House 

Michigan Opera Theatre extends appreciati on to the many donors who 

contributed so generously to the three phases of the Detroit Opera House 

fundraising initiative [rom 1989 to 2004. Fo llowing is a cumulative lis ting 

of gifts of $5,000 and above to The Capital Campaign to Restore th e Detroit 

$5,000,000 + 

Ford Motor Company 

The Kresge Foundation 

$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 

The Chrysler Foundation 

General Motors Corporati on 

The State of Michigan 

$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 

Mr. &: Mrs. Robert A. Allesee 

Eugene Applebaum Family 

Foundation 

Lee &: Floy Barthel 

Mr. &: Mrs. John A. Boll , Sr. 

Herman &: Sharon Frankel 

Danialle &: Peter Karmanos 

John S. and James L Knight 

Foundation 

The Skillman Foundation 

$500,000 TO $999,999 

Anonymous 

Ban k of Ameri ca 

J PMorganChase 

The Cohen Fa mily 

Philamhropic Fund of the 

Community Foundation 

for Southeastern Mi chigan 

Comerica 

Detro it Grand Opera 

Association 

DTE Energy Foundation 

Mr. &: Mrs. Max M. Fisher 

Herman &: Barbara Frankel 

Mr. &: Mrs. Samuel Frankel 

Mr. David Handleman, Sr. 

Lear Corporati on 

Mr. &: Mrs. Harry A. 

Lomason 

McG regor Fund 

Mr. &: Mrs. Roger S. Penske 

Ralph L &: Winifred E. Polk 

Foundation 

Mr. &: Mrs. R. Jamison 

Wil li ams, Sr. 

$250,000 TO $499,999 

AAA 

AT &:T 

BASI" Corporation 

Mr. &: Mrs. Philip E. Bemon, 

J r. 

Mandell &: Madeleine H. 

Berman Foundation 

Blue Cross and Blue Shield 

of Michigan 

Dayton Hudson Foundation! 

Hudson's 

Mr. &: Mrs. Robert E. Dewar 

Ghafari Associates, Inc. 

Robert &: Ali ce Gustafson 

Hudson-Webber Foundati on 

Kmart Corporation 

Mr. &: Mrs. Paul Lavins 

Masco Corporation 

Nonprofit Facilities Center 

Raymond C. Smith 

Foundation Fund of Lhe 

Community Foundation 

for Southeastern Michigan 

Mr. &: Mrs. George Strumbos 

Mr. &: Mrs. Lynn A. 

Townsend 

TRW Foundation 

Mr. &: Mrs. George C. 

Vi nce m 

D etroit Opera House 

Mr. &: Mrs. Alvin 

Wasserman 

Mr. R. Jamison Willi ams 

$100,000 TO $249,999 

Ms. Jane E. Agostinelli 

Dr. &: Mrs. Donald C. Austin 

Ms. Anne Lomason Bray 

Mr. &: Mrs. Richard A. 

Brodie 

Vicki &: Tom Celani 

The Hon. &: Mrs. Avern L. 

Cohn 

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DaimlerChrysler Se rvices 

Mr. &: Mrs. Iarik Daoud 

DeRoy Testamemary 

Foundati on 

Dickinson Wright PUC 

Dowmown Developmem 

Autho rity, City of Detroit 

DIE EnergylM ichCon 

Foundation 

EI Paso Energy Foundation 

Mr. &: Mrs. Roland C. 

Eugenio 

Mr. &: Mrs. Paul E. Ewing 

Jennifer &: Dav id Fischer 

Barbara Frankel &: Ron 

Michalak 

Mr. &: Mrs. Preston B. 

Happel 

Mr. &: Mrs. Robert Klein 

Mr. &: Mrs. Thomas M. 

Krikorian 

O liver Dewey Marcks 

Foundation 

Nati onal Cit y Bank of 

Michigan 

Opus O ne 

Karen &: Drew Peslar 

Foundati on 

Mr. &: Mrs. Irving Rose 

Mrs. Carolyn L. Ross 

Mr. An thony L. Soave 

Walbridge Aldinger 

Com pany 

Mr. &: Mrs. Charles L 

Wilson, Jr. 

World Heritage Foundation 

Mr. &: Mrs. George M. 

Zeltzer 

$50,000 TO $99,999 

Dr. &: Mrs. Roger M. Aj luni 

AlliedSignal Foundation , 

Inc. 

Dr. Lourdes V Andaya 

Anonymous 

Dr. &: Mrs. Agustin Arbulu 

Mr. Willi am P. Baer 

Mr. &: Mrs. Don H. Barden 

Mr. &: Mrs. j. Addison 

Bartush 

Mr. Thomas Cohn 

Consumers Energy 

Foundation 

Mr. &: Mrs. Marvin I. Danto 

Deloille &: Touche LLP 

The Detroit News/Gannett 

Foundation 

Dr. Dav id DiChiera 

Rosanne &: Sandy Duncan 

Mrs. Charles M. Endicott 

Mr. &: Mrs. Alex Erdeljan 

Mr. &: Mrs. Alfred j. Fisher, 

Jr. 

Dr. Marjorie M. Fisher 

Anne E. Ford 

Mr. &: Mrs. Stanley Frankel 

Mr. Edward P. Frohlich 

The GM Card 

Mr. &: Mrs. Alan L. Gornick 

Mr. &: Mrs. John C. Griffm 

Handleman Company 

David &: Rose Handleman 

M r. &: Mrs. E. j. Hartmann 

Ali ce Kales Hartwick 

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Mrs. David B. Hermelin 

Humington National Bank 

Mr. &: Mrs. Verne G. Istock 

Mr. &: Mrs. Ri chard Janes 

Mrs. Sy bil Jaques 

Johnson Controls 

Foundation 

William &: Ellen Kahn 

Chaim , Fanny, Louis, 

Benjamin &: Anne Florence 

Kaufman Memorial Trust 

M r. Gera ld Knechtel 

Mr. &: Mrs. Mike Kojaian 

Nancy &: Bud Li ebler 

Mr. Alphonse S. Lucarelli 

Mr. &: Mrs. Eugene A. Miller 

Milliken &: Company 

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Mr. &: Mrs. Irving Nusbaum 

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Petersen 

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PVS Chemicals Inc. 

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Katz &: Norman D. Katz 

Mr. &: Mrs. Alan E. Schwartz 


Schwendemann 

Mrs. Rosemary Skupny 

Mr. &: Mrs. S. Kinnie Smith , 

Jr. 

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Mr. Stan ford C. Stoddard 

Thyssen Inc. , NA 

Mr. &: Mrs. C. Thomas 

Toppin 

Mr. &: Mrs. Herbert Tyner 

The Samuel L. Westerman 

Foundation 

Dr. &: Mrs. Clyde Wu 

$25,000 TO $49,999 

Mr. &: Mrs. Douglas f 

Allison 

Anonymous 

Mr. &: Mrs. Gebran S. Amon 

Mrs. John V Balian 

Mrs. Loris G. Birnkrant 

The Wayne Booker 

Charitable Foundation 

The Budd Company 

Covansys Corporation 

Crain Communicati ons Inc. 

Julia D. Darlow &: John C. 

O'Meara 

Larry &: Dodie David 

Dr. &: Mrs. George A. Dean 

De lphi Foundati on 

Mrs. Margaret Demant 

Detroit International Bridge 

Company 

Eat on Corporation 



Opera House (1989 - 1998), The New Centwy Funcl Campaign (1999 - 2001) 

and The Crowning Achievement Ca mpaign (2002 -2004). 

We also thank the many donors who contributed gifts below $5,000 for 

their commitment and belief in the Detroit Opera House projecl. 

Ernst and Young 

M r. &: Mrs. Herbert Fisher 

Mrs. Aaron H. Gershenson 

Andrew &: Wanda 

Gian camilli 

The Gilmour Fund 

Hilda &: Joel Hamburger 

Mr. &: Mrs. Kenneth E. Hart 

Julius &: Cynthia Huebner 

Foundation 

Mario &: Jane Iacobelli 

The Hon. &: Mrs. Joseph N. 

Impastato 

Kenwal Steel Corporation 

Mr. &: Mrs. Ronald C. 

Lamparter 

Robert &: Vi cto ri a Liggett 

Magna International 

The Hon. Jack &: Dr. Beuye 

Arrington-Martin 

Ann &: William McCormick, 

Jr. 

Mr. &: Mrs. E. R. Milner 

Mr. &: Mrs. E. Michael 

Mutchler 

Mrs. Jennifer Nasser 

Mr. &: Mrs. Harry 

Nosanchuk 

Mr. &: Mrs. Roben T 

O'Connell 

Frances H. Pa rcells Memorial 

Mr. &: Mrs. Hughes L. 

Potiker 

Mr. &: Mrs. W James Prowse 

Mr. &: Mrs. Ll oyd Reuss 

Roy &: Maureen Roberts 

Mr. &: Mrs. Jack Robinson 

Mr. &: Mrs. Richard H. Roge l 

Mrs. Louis R. Ross 

Dr. Hershel &: Lois Sandberg 

Mr. Richard Sanders 

The Sandy Famil y 

Foundation 

Mrs. Emma L. Sc haver 

Mrs. Shirley K. Schlafer 

Diane &: Monon Sc holnick 

Mr. &: Mrs. Gregory j. 

Schwartz 

Mr. Joseph Schwanz 

Mr. &: Mrs. Frank C. Shaler 

Mr. Mickey Shapiro 

Elham Shayota 

Mr. &: Mrs. Richard Sloan 

Mr. &: Mrs. William H. 

Smith 

Mrs. Mark C. Stevens 

United Ameri can Health 

Care Corporation 

Mr. &: Mrs. Melvin C. 

VanderBrug 

Mr. &: Mrs. An Van 

Elslander 

Mr. and Mrs. Steven I. Victor 

Neva Wi lliams Arts 

Foundation 

Matilda R. Wilson Fund 

Mrs. Pa ul Zuckerman 

$15,000 TO $24,999 

Alcan Aluminum 

Corporation 

Aldoa Company 

Dr. &: Mrs. Robyn J . 

Arrington , Sr. 

Mrs. Donald j. Atwood 

Mr. &: Mrs. Gerald Bright 

Belly &: Bill Brooks 

Mr. David Chi vas 

Gloria &: Fred Clark 

Mr. &: Mrs. Peter D. 

Cummings 

Mr. &: Mrs. Donald Cutl er 

Mr. &: Mrs. John W Day, Jr. 

David &: Joanne Denn 

Mrs. Karen Va nderKloot 

DiChiera 

Mr. &: Mrs. John R. Ed man 

Mr. &: Mrs. Burton D. 

Farbman 

Elaine Fontana 

Mr. Kenneth H. Fox 

Ann &: Larry Garberding 

Keith &: Eileen Giffo rd 

Great Lakes Exteriors 

Mrs. Robert M. Hamady 

Mrs. Robert Hamilton 

Eugene &: Donna Hartwig 

Louise Hodgson 

Gordon V Hoialmen Trust 

Mrs. David Jacknow 

Mrs. William E. Johnston 

Mr. &: Mrs. Maxwell Jospey 

Mr. &: Mrs. John Kaplan 

Bruno &: Mollie Leonelli 

Mr. &: Mrs. David Baker 

Lewis 

Mr. &: Mrs. Walton A. Lewis 

Richard &: Florence McBrien 

Dr. &: Mrs. Stephen A. Munk 

Mr. &: Mrs. Henry Nickol 

Mr. &: Mrs. Eino Nurme 

Mr. &: Mrs. Spencer Panrich 

Mr. John E. Perry 

Phillips Service Industries, 

Inc. 

Dr. Charlolle &: Mr. Charl es 

Podowski 

Meye r &: Anna Prentis 

Family Foundation , Inc. 

Antonio &: Suzanne Rea 

Family 

Mr. &: Mrs. Mark Schmidt 

Sl. John Health Care Systems 

Roberta &: Dick 

Starkweather 

Mr. Frank D. Stella 

Mr. Ronald f Switze r 

Dr. &: Mrs. Anthony R 

Tersigni 

Mr. &: Mrs. Roben C. 

VanderKl oot 

Mrs. Richard Van Dusen 

Venture Industries 

Mr. &: Mrs. Gary L. 

Wasserman 

Richard &: Kathleen Webb 

Mr. &: Mrs. Keith Weber 

Dr. Marilyn L. Wi ll iamson 

Mrs. Beryl W inkelman 


Worsley 

The Y &: R Group 

Dr. &: Mrs. Dieter Zetsche 

$10,000 TO $14,999 

Mr. &: Mrs. Thomas V 

Angoll 

Anonymous 

Mr. &: Mrs. Chester Arnold 

Mrs. Irene M. Barbour 

Barris, SOlt , Denn &: Driker, 

P.LLC. 

Bethlehem Steel Corporati on 

Mr. Charles A. Bishop 

Mr. &: Mrs. Berna rd 1. 

Brodsky 

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Mr. and Mrs. Raben F 

Whitman 

Mr. Richard W il kes 

Mr. and Mrs. James D. 

Wil king 

Mr. Lawrence Williams 

Ms. Ka ri Wilson 

Dr. Nila Wilson 

Drs. Christine Winder and 

Russe ll Chevey 

Mr. and Mrs. Jon Woj tala 

Mr. Alfred Wood, Jr. 

Mr. David D. Woodard 

Dr. and Mrs. Jose E. Yanez 

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas V 

Yates 

Mr. John Yavruian 

Dr. and Mrs. Gregory 

Zemen ick 

Mrs. David B. Hennelin 

Mr. and Mrs. Fred Baer 

Mi ss Annette M. De Lorenzo 

Mr. and Mrs. Wi ll iam R. 

Hannon 

John and Nancy Prince 

MAJOR GIFTS - DANCE 

Sponsors 

$25,000 

Betty, Marvin 6;[ Joanne 

Damo Dance Endowm ent 

Sleeping Bea uty Production 

Sponsor 

Mr. George M. Zeiter 

$10,000 - $24,999 

Mr. 6;[ Mrs. John A. Bo ll , Sr. 

The Pri vate Bank 

The Nt/temeller 

INDIVIDUAL SUPPORT 

- DANCE PATRONS 

DIRECTOR 

$5,000 - $9,999 

Joanne Damo 6;[ Dr. Arnold 

Weingarden 

Drs. Ali Moiin 6;[ Wi lli am 

Kupskey 

CONDUCTOR 

$2,500 - $4 ,999 

Mr. 6;[ Mrs. Robert A. 

Allesee 

Mr. 6;[ Mrs. Thomas 

Ande rson 

Mr. 6;[ Mrs. Lee Barthel 

Mr. 6;[ Mrs. Ri chard 

Bingham 

Dr. David Di Chi era 

Mrs. Charl es M. Endicott 

Mrs. Ba rbara Frankel 6;[ Mr. 

Ron Mi chalak 

Mr. 6;[ Mrs. R. Jamison 

Williams 

CHOREOGRAPGER 

$1 ,500 - $2,499 

Mrs. Kay Albertie 

Dr. 6;[ Mrs. Cli fford 

Furgison 

Mr. Lawrence Glowczewski 

Mr. Jonathan Orser 

Mr. Charles Peters 

Dr. Annette U. Ri ckel 

Ms. Susan Sill srrhe Sills 

Foundation 

DANCE MEMBERS 

PREMIER DANCER 

$1,000 - $1,4999 

Mrs. Irving Berg 

Mrs. Sylvia Gardner 

Mr. Lawrence John 6;[ Dr. 

Lillian Li 

Ms. Theresa Spear 6;[ Mr. 

Jeff Douma 

Mr. 6;[ Mrs. Joel D, Tauber 

D e troit Opera House 

CORPS DE BALLET 

$250 - $999 

Mr. 6;[ Mrs. Wi ll iam Brooks 

Dr. 6;[ Mrs. Thomas E. 

Carson 

Ms. Mary Mazure 

Mr. Richard Sonen kl ar 6;[ 

Mr. Gregory Haynes 

RESTRICTED 

CONTRIBUTIONS 

2009 "KEEP THE BALL 

ROLLING" OPERA BALL 

PARTY HOSTS 

Adel Am erman , Dr. David 

Ba ll e 6;[ Thomas Jo rdan 

Dr. Lou rdes Andaya, Don 

Jensen 6;[ Leo Dovell e, 

Jo Kessler, Mary Beth 6;[ S. 

Kinnie Smi th 

Betty 6;[ Bi ll Brooks 

Gretchen Davidson 6;[ 

Dorothy Gerson 

Marianne En dicott 

Herman 6;[ Sharon Frankel , 

Bill 6;[ Marjorie Sandy 

Maxine 6;[ Stuart Frankel 

All an Gilmour 6;[ Eric 

J irgens 

Paul Howoleski 6;[ John 

Jovanovich 

Barbara 6;[ Michael 

Kratchman, Joy and Allan 

Nachman 

Mary Lam parte r, Cann el 

Mi tchell 6;[ Nora Ma roun 

Nancy 6;[ Bud Li ebler, Ruth 

Rattner 6;[ Ma ry Lou Zieve 

Denise 6;[ Bob Lutz 

Drs. Ali Moiin 6;[ Wi ll iam 

Ku psky 

Lindsay 6;[ Matthew Moroun 

Nora 6;[ Manuel Ma roun 

Lin da O rlans 

Dr. Charl otte 6;[ Charles 

Podowski 

Patri cia Radzik 

OPERA BALL PARTY 

"NON HOSTS" 

(DONORS) 

Maggie 6;[ Robert All esee 

Lil 6;[ Alex Erd e lj an 

Mary Sue 6;[ Paul Ewing 

Ba rbara Frankel 6;[ Ro n 

Mi chalak 

Aviva 6;[ Dean Fri edman 

Elham Shayota 

Karen 6;[ Rick Will iams 

MOT CHILDREN'S 

CHORUS 

$25,000 + 

Mandell L. 6;[ Madeleine H. 

Berman Foundatio n 

National Endowm ent for 

the Arts 

$1,000 - $5,000 

Dan Yessian Music Inc. 

Lee 6;[ Maxine Peck 

Foundati on 

$500-$999 

Eleano r 6;[ Alan Israel 

$100 - $499 

Suzanne Ac ton 6;[ David 

Osborne 

Miles Eichenhorn 

IN TRIBUTE 

f ebruary J, 2010 to 

September 24,2010 

In Memory of Mr. Armin 

Assad 

Mr.Joseph Assad 

In Memory of Mr. Norman 

Booth 

Janet Chernow 

R.A. Hill 

Darlene Makarski 

Juanita Scott 

In Honor of Dr. DiChiera's 

National Endowment for 

the Arts Opera Honors 

Award 

Florence LoPatin 

Shell ey and J oel Ta uber 

Helen Zuc kerman 

In Honor of Dr. DiChiera's 

75'h Birthday 

Dr. 6;[ Mrs . Roger M. Ajluni 

Mr. 6;[ Mrs. Robe rt A. 

All esee 

Mr. 6;[ Mrs. Ri chard Alonzo 

Mrs. Adel Amerman 

Mr. William Austin 

Mr. 6;[ Mrs. Lee Barthel 

Mr. j. Addison Bartush 

Mr. 6;[ Mrs. Mandell L. 

Berman 

Mrs. Anne V Bielawski 

Mr. 6;[ Mrs. Paul Blizman 

Mr. 6;[ Mrs.John A. Bo ll , 

Sr. 

Mr. 6;[ Mrs. Donald Brasie 

Mr. 6;[ Mrs. William C 

Brooks 

Mr. 6;[ Mrs. C David 

Campbell 

Dr. 6;[ Mrs. Thomas E. 

Carson 

Mr. 6;[ Mrs. Michael Chirco 

Mr. 6;[ Mrs. Frederick H. 

Clark 

Ha n . &: Mrs. Avern L. 

Cohn 

Mr. 6;[ Mrs. Peter Cooper 

Mr. 6;[ Mrs. Ethan 

Davidson 

Mr. Kevin Dennis 6;[ Mr. 

J eremy Zeltzer 

Ms. Ingrid Brit Eidnes 

Mrs. Marianne Endicott 

Mr. 6;[ Mrs. Alex Erdelj an 

Mr. 6;[ Mrs. Eugene 

Hartwig 

Ms. Heather Hamilton Ms. Nancy B. Henk 

Mr. 6;[ Mrs. Addison 

19leheart 

M r. 6;[ Mrs. Alan Israel 

Mrs. Ellen Kahn 

Mr. 6;[ Mrs. Robert]. Ke ll y 

Mrs. Jo Kessle r 

Dr. 6;[ Mrs. Gerald Laker 

Mr. Max Lepler 6;[ Mr. Rex 

Dotson 

Mr. Edward Levy J r. 6;[ 

Mrs. Linda Dresner Levy 

Mr. 6;[ Mrs. Arthur C 

Liebler 

Liebler Fa mily Foundati on 

Mrs. Florence LoPatin 

Mrs. Ba rbara F. Maniscalco 

Ms. Vera Mannhardt 

Ms. Fl o rine Mark 

McG regor Fund 

Ms. Helen Millen 

Mr. 6;[ Mrs. David 1. Drs. Stephen A. 6;[ Barbara 

Fischer Munk 

Mrs. Shirley M. Flanagan M r. 6;[ Mrs. Allan Nachma n 

Mr. 6;[ Mrs. Carl B. Fontana Ms. Joan Nagrant 

Mrs. Ba rbara Frankel 6;[ Mrs. Mary J oan Nardi 

Mr. Ron Michala k 

Mrs. Barbara Nickl es 

Ms. Shirley Gray 

Mr. Joseph R. Pa pp 

Mr. 6;[ Mrs. Robert Hage Mary 6;[ C harles A. Parkhill 

Tribute to David Handleman 

The Single most important consideration 

in David Handleman's decision to underwrite 

the Educational Resource Center at 

the Detroit Opera House and to endow the 

educational programs that take place in that 

space was his passion for arts education and 

MOT General Director David DiChiera. 

We are of course talking about the late 

David Handleman, of Handleman Company 

in Troy, whose beginning in wholesale 

distribution of pharmaceuticals later evolved to cover computer software, 

videotape and book distribution. 

Charlene Handleman, his wife, speaks fondly of him. "David 

believed in arts education and loved the arts. We rarely went out in the 

evening. Instead, we talked. He was so very impressed with the hard 

work of David and Karen V DiChiera and their educational programs. 

He was excited by the growing interest and participation by the city in 

this program, not just the core opera fans. " 

And so, because of the vision of our speCial donor, MOT now has 

the Marion and David Handleman Community Center for Lifelong 

Learning in the Arts, complete with classrooms, performance spaces, 

and a media studio, where each year dozens of Handleman scholars 

will be able to participate in Arts Education. 

"Thank you, Charlene, for sharing the memories and the thoughts. Th ank 

you, David, fo r your vision, your passion, and your generosity; you are 

truly missed." - David DiChiera 

Note: David Handleman was a member of the Avanti Society, MOTs 

group of friends who have made arrangements to include MOT in 

their estate plans. 


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Administration & Staff 

DAVID DlCHIERA, FOUNDER & 

GENERAL DIRECTOR 

DEPARTMENT DIRECTORS 

Karen VanderKloot DiChiera, Director of 

Community Programs & Learning at the 

Opera House 

Carol Halsted, Director of Dance 

Dewan Mitchell, Director of Bookings & 

Events Management 

Rock Monroe, Director of Safety & 

Security 

Laura R. Nealssohn, Director of 

Communications 

David W. Osborne, Director of Production 

Mary Parkhill, Director of Development 

Jason Warzecha, Director of Theatre and 

Parking Center Operations 


William Austin, Executive Assistant to the 

General Director 

Timothy Lentz, Archivist & Director of 

the Allesee Dance and Opera Resource 

Library 

COMMUNICATIONS 

Kimberly A. Mogielski, Patron & Ticket 

Services Manager . 

Michael Hauser, Marketing Manager 

Kimberly Gray, Ticket Services Assistant 

Manager 

Jane Kennedy Coe, Tichet Services 

Assistant Manager 

Tunisia Brown, Communication & Ticket 

Services Associate 

Felicia Burgess, Administrative Assistant 

Mitchell Carter, Website Coordinator 

Jeff Strayer, Communications Coordinator 

RebekahJohnson, BRAVO Editor 

John Grigaitis, Photographer 

Crystal Ceo, Account Executive, Solomon 

Friedman Advertising 

Toby Faber, BRAVO Sales 

Bill Carroll, Public Relations Volunteer 

COMMUNITY PROGRAMS 

Mark Vondrak, Associate Director & Tour 

Manager 

Betty Lane, Operations Manager & 

Singing Voice Specialist 

Dolores Tobis, Marketing Manager 

TOURING ARTISTS OF COMMUNITY 

PROGRAMS 

Betsy Bronson, Maria Cimarelli, Dan 

Greig, Bernard Holcomb,Joseph 

Jackson, Lois Kaarre, Betty Lane, 

Debbie Lannen, Amy Dolan Malaney, 

Kim Parr, Michael Parr, Madelyn 

Porter, David Pulice, Amanda 

Sabelhaus, Karl Schmidt, Trish 

Shandor, Christopher Vaught, Mark 

Vondrak, Alvin Waddles, Karin White 

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COMPUTER SERVICES 

John Grigaitis, Information Technology 

Manager 

Shelly Ratliff, LAN Administrator 

DANCE 

Kim Smith, Administrative Assistant 

DEVELOPMENT 

Kim-Lan Trinh, Associate Director of 

Development, Planned Giving & Major 

Gifts 

Danielle DeFauw, Boutique Manager 

Michelle DeLand, Corporate Campaign 

Manager 

Carolyn Geck, Assistant Project Manager, 

BravoBravo! 2011 

Heather Hamilton, Special Projects 

Manager 

Jonelle Bowers, Annual Fund Manager 

Katherine Kucharski, Foundation & 

Government Grants Managel; Database 

Consultant 

Stephani Yates, Dance Patron Circle 

Campaign Manager & Project Manager, 

BravoBravo! 2011 

FINANCE 

Derrick Lewis, Controller 

Kimberly Burgess-Rivers, Rita Winters, 

Accountants 

Nick Williams, Accounting Assistant 

DETROIT OPERA HOUSE 

HOUSE MANAGEMENT 

Randy Elliott, House Manager 

FACILITIES MANAGEMENT 

Dennis Wells, Facilities Manager 

Jesse Carter, Senior Building Engineer 

Ben Latimer, Building Engineer 

Robert Mettetal, Building Engineer 

Timothy Johnson, Building Maintenance 

Bernard Williams, Bui lding Maintenance 

FOOD & BEVERAGE 

Angela Donaldson, Food & Beverage 

Manager 

Lashanya Littlejohn, Assistant Food & 

Beverage Manager 

Corey Scott, Executive Chef 

Edna Robinson, Sous Chef 

SAFETY & SECURITY 

Lt. Lorraine Monroe, Supervisor 

David Marshall, Dave Williams, Stage 

Door Officers 

Darryl Gramham, Lamont McPhail, 

Pamela Scott, Sgt. Daryl Stuckey, 

Control Center Officers 



DETROIT OPERA HOUSE PARKING 

CENTER 

Robert Neil, Manager 

Paul Bolden, Event Supervisor for Parking 

PRODUCTION 


Elizabeth Anderson, Production 

Coordinator 

Carolyn Geck, Production Administrator 

Ken Saltzman, Stage Manager 

Matt Jackson, Nan Luchini, Assistant 

Stage Managers 

Nancy Krolikowski, Production Volunteer 

MUSIC DEPARTMENT 

David DiChiera, Music Director 

Suzanne Mallare Acton, Assistant Music 

Director & Chorus Master 

Roberto Mauro, Artistic Consultant 

Diane Bredesen, Orchestra Personnel 

Manager 

Jean Schneider, Repetiteur 

TECHNICAL & DESIGN STAFF 

Daniel T. Brinker, Technical Director 

Monika Essen, Property Master & Scenic 

Artist 

Kendall Smith, Lighting Coordinator 

Andrew Griffin, Asst. Lighting DeSigner & 

Asst. Technical Director* 

Orsin Thanasi, Technical Assistant 

Bobby Tacoma, Asst. Lighting Designer+ 

Dee Dorsey, Supertitle Operator 

Rudi Lauermann, Recording Engineer 

COSTUMES 

Suzanne M. Hanna, Costume Director 

Laura Brinker, Cutter/Draper 

Alice Moss, Wardrobe Mistress 

Katie Hein, First Hand 

Susan A. Fox, Stitcher 

Monika Essen, Costume Painter 

MAKEUP & HAIR 

Elizabeth Geck, Assistant Wig & Makeup 

Designer 

STAGE CREW 

John Kinsora, Head Carpenter 

Robert Mesinar, Head Electrician 

Alan Bigelow, Head Propertyman 

Henry Ruiz, Head Sound 

Robert Martin, Head Flyman 

Gary Gilmore, Production Electrician 

Mary Ellen Shuffett, Head of Wardrobe 

IATSE Local #38, Stage Crew 

IATSE Local #786, Wardrobe 

* The Mikado 

+ La Boheme 

Detroit Opera House

General Information 

PHOTOGRAPHY, RECORDING & 

COMMUNICATIONS DEVICES 

Photography or recording during any 

performance is strictly prohibited. You 

are welcome to take photographs in the 

lobby before or after a performance and 

during intermission. As a courtesy to our 

guests, we ask that all paging devices, 

cellular telephones and alarm watches 

be switched to silent mode prior to the 

start of all performances. 

IN CASE OF EMERGENCY 

Doctors and parents are advised to leave 

their seat location (located on ticket) 

and our emergency number, (313) 237- 

3257, with the service or sitter in case of 

an emergency. Please observe the lighted 

exit signs located throughout the theater. 

In event of fire or similar emergency; 

please remain calm and walk - do not 

run - to the nearest exit. Our ushers are 

trained to lead you out of the building 

safely. A trained Emergency Medical 

Technician (EMT) is onsite during 

most events. Please see an usher or staff 

member to contact the EMT. 

RESTROOMS 

ladies' restrooms are located off the Ford 

lobby (Broadway Street entrance), down 

the ' stairs and also on the third floor 

(Madison Street entrance) - please press 

"3R" on the elevator to reach this facility. 

Gentlemen's restrooms are located 

under the Grand Staircase and also in 

the third floor (Broadway Street side) - 

please press "3" on the elevator to reach 

this facility. Please note: All third floor 

restrooms are wheelchair accessible. A 

unisex, wheelchair accessible restroom 

is located in the Cadillac Opera Cafe. 

NO SMOKING 

The Detroit Opera House is a smoke-free 

faCility. Ash receptacles are provided in 

the exterior of all entry doors for those 

who wish to smoke. 

USHERS 

Ushers are stationed at the top of each 

aisle. If you have a question or concern, 

please inform an usher, and they will 

contact management. If you are interested 

in becoming a volunteer usher, please call 

the usher hotline at (313) 237-3253. 

LATE SEATING 

latecomers will be seated only during 

an appropriate pause in the program. 

l ate seating policies are at the discretion 

of the production, not opera house 

management. 

Detr"oit Opera House 

LOST & FOUND 

lost and Found is located in the Safety 

and Security Department. Please see an 

usher if you have misplaced an article, or 

call (313) 961-3500 if you have already 

left the theater. Items will be held in lost 

and Found for 30 days. 

PARKING 

We encourage all our guests to take 

advantage of the Detroit Opera House 

Parking Center, located next to the 

Detroit Opera House. Pre-paid parking is 

available for all our guests for only $10, 

and can be purchased with tickets online, 

or through the Detroit Opera House 

box office. This facility is reserved 

specifically for Detroit Opera House 

patrons during regularly-scheduled 

performances. Entrances and exits 

are located on both John R. Street and 

Grand River Ave. for added convenience. 

Prepaid parking is available. Call (313) 

237-SING (7464) for more information. 

ACCESSIBILITY 

Accessible seating locations for patrons 

in wheelchairs are located in all price 

ranges on the orchestra level. When 

inquiring about tickets , please ask about 

these locations if you require special 

accommodations. 

Assisted listening Devices are 

available on a first-come, first-served 

basis. Please see an usher to request this 

service, or visit the Guest Services desk 

located in the Vincent lobby (Madison 

Street entrance) . Although this is a 

complimentary service, we will request 

to hold a piece of personal identification 

while you are using the device. Please 

contact the ticket offi ce at (313) 237- 

SING (7464), should you desire special 

consideration. 

CHILDREN 

Children are welcome; however, all 

guests are required to hold a ticket, 

regardless of age. In all cases, babes in 

arms are not permitted. 

SERVICES 

Concessions stands are located on all 

levels. Please note that food and drinks 

are not allowed in the auditorium at any 

time. Coat Check is located at the Guest 

Services desk, in the Vincent lobby 

(Madison Street side). Cost is $1.00 per 

coat. Please note that the Detroit Opera 

House does not accept responsibility for 

any personal articles that are not checked 

at the coat check. 


www.MichiganOperoa.org 

CONCEALED WEAPONS 

Be advised that, for purposes of Michigan 

Compiled laws, Section 28.42500)(f), 

this is an entertainment facility which 

has a seating capacity of more than 

2,500 individuals. It is therefore against 

the law to carry a concealed pistol on the 

premises. 

RENTAL INFORMATION 

The Detroit Opera House is available 

for rent by your organization. Please 

call (313) 961-3500, and ask to speak 

with the Director of Booking and Events 

Management. 

TICKET INFORMATION 

The Detroit Opera House ticket office 

hours are as follows: Non-performance 

weeks - Monday-f'riday 10:00 a.m. to 

5:30 p.m. Performance days -10:00 a.m. 

through the first intermission of the 

evening's performance, except Saturdays 

and Sundays, when the ticket office 

will open two hours prior to curtain 

time. Tickets for all public events at the 

Detroit Opera House are also available 

through all TicketMaster outlets, 

by phone at 1-800-745-3000, or at 

www.TicketMaster.com. 

DETROIT OPERA HOUSE TOURS 

Come join the Opera House Ambassadors 

for a backstage tour of the Detroit Opera 

House! learn about the history of the 

Opera House and its restoration. Meet 

the people behind the scenes, tour the 

stage and see how it operates. Tours are 

$10.00 per person. For more information, 

please call (313) 237-3425, or visit www. 

MichiganOpera.org. 

IMPORTANT TELEPHONE NUMBERS 

EMERGENCIES ................... (313) 237-3257 

Michigan Opera Theatre ..... (313) 961-3500 

General Infonnation ............ (313) 961-3500 

lost and Found .................... (313) 961-3500 

Ticket Office ............ (313) 237-SING (7464) 

Usher Hodine ....................... (313) 237-3253 

Theater Rental 

Information ...................... (313) 961-3500 

Detroit Opera House Fax .... (313) 237-3412 

Press and Public Relations .. (313) 237-3403 

Detroit Opera House 

Parking Center ................ (313) 965-4052 

Website .................. www.MichiganOpera.org 

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