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Healing takes many forms,
from arias to EKGs.
Just as we work hard each day to heal the body, Opera
Idaho can heal the soul. Enjoy the restorative power of the
arts and remember: We’re here when you need us.
Mark
Junkert
General Director
When I was asked to interview for the
then-Executive Director position at
Opera Idaho, I’d never been to Boise,
in fact hardly Idaho at all, having
only passed through the northern
panhandle portion enroute to or
from Washington and Oregon. My
partner Cathy Ingle had never set foot
in Idaho until we moved here in May
2008. We knew little of the state’s
geography, history, and people. We
have come to cherish all these things
in what has been the best 14-plus
years of my career here. I’ll be retiring
after Opera in the Park in July 2023.
As Opera Idaho embarks on its 50th
season, as well as my 15th and last,
it’s a good time to reflect on history.
The 50-year history of first Boise Civic
Opera, then Boise Opera, and since
1999 Opera Idaho will unfold in five
articles over this and the beginning
of next season. One decade per
program, researched and written by
Ellie McKinnon.
In my time here, we can be proud
of additions to the offerings of
Opera Idaho: Opera in the Park,
the Emerging Artists program that
began in 2017, the expansion of the
Children’s Choruses program to now
four choirs, the incorporation of
Critical Mass Vocal Artists, Operatinis,
and art song recitals. I believe the
quality of our mainstage productions
has steadily improved. And we’ve
introduced many operas that had
never been performed in Idaho,
especially new American operas
like Dead Man Walking, A Streetcar
Named Desire, As One, Glory Denied,
and this season’s An American Dream.
Along with all that expansion and
improvement have come rising
budgets. We can now hold our
heads high in the company of opera
companies of similar budget size
in cities of similar size … Madison,
Dayton, Knoxville, and Des Moines,
to name a few. Board, patron,s and
staff have all supported, yea, been
instrumental in that growth. And
know that we appreciate how you’ve
all helped bring us through the
last two years of pandemic-related
uncertainty. (Which may or may not
be.) I can think back with gratitude for
all the relationships we’ve built. We
invited each other in and have cared
about and for each other as a result.
This season we invite you to join
us as we present our 50th season.
It’s already underway, with both
Opera in the Park and Celebrando a
México taking place before our first
mainstage production: the always
popular comedy The Barber of Seville
in Octobver 2022. Two operas new
to Idaho audiences, Verdi’s Macbeth
and Dvorak’s Rusalka, complete our
mainstage offerings. A new opera,
An American Dream, deals with
Japanese American internment during
World War 2, with direct plot ties to
Minidoka in Idaho. And in December
we collaborate again with Boise
Contemporary Theater to produce All
Is Calm, last season’s holiday hit.
What will the future bring? Our 50th
anniversary celebration in November
2023 will culminate on Nov. 30, 50
years to the date. It began with Weill’s
Street Scene. It was a new work, a
rather bold choice for 1973, having
premiered less than 30 years before
in 1946.
What I wish more than anything …
that Opera Idaho continues to step
boldly into the future. But for now,
and for the last time in this context, I
invite you to enjoy the music, the sets,
the costumes, the direction, all of it,
but also to accept the invitation to be
drawn into the world of Opera Idaho.
Greater depth is there for those who
desire it.
Opera
Idaho
The primary mission of Opera Idaho is to
fund and produce opera of the highest
possible professional standard, in Boise
and throughout the State of Idaho, and
to foster wider acceptance, appreciation
and enjoyment of opera and related
art forms in young people and adults of
all social and economic backgrounds,
through diverse educational and outreach
programs.
Opera Idaho Staff
Mark Junkert
General Director
Carly Oppie
Development Director
Fernando Menéndez
Marketing Director,
Education Manager, &
IT Administrator
Kerri Calverley
Director of Children’s Choruses
Michael Porter
Director of Critical Mass Vocal Artists
Diana Cayler
Production Manager
Curtis Crafton
Artistic Administrator
Krista Arroyo
Administrative Coordinator
Luke Strother
Bookkeeper
Betsi Hodges
Staff Accompanist
Jeffrey Seppala
Teaching Artist
Kelly Kaye
Chorus Master
Jonathan Collins
Staff Photographer
Opera Idaho
513 S 8th Street, Boise
(208) 345-3531
www.operaidaho.org
2022-2023 SEASON
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Leslie
Garrett
Board President
Board of Directors
As of October, 2022
2022-2023 SEASON
Welcome to the 50th season of Opera
Idaho!
This season has something to suit
all interests. It includes a classic
comedic opera The Barber of
Seville, an operatic interpretation of
Shakespeare’s Macbeth which will
incorporate video and projections, a
fairy tale Rusalka, and an American
opera about the Japanese internment
An American Dream. All this plus
performances in collaboration with
Boise Contemporary Theater of All
is Calm about the Christmas truce of
1914.
To celebrate our golden anniversary,
we have many exciting plans including
a history of each decade of Opera
Idaho which is an insert in this
program. Each of the four mainstage
operas will have an insert on a
different decade. Special activities will
continue into next fall with a month
of singing and end with a special
event on the anniversary of our first
production.
During this season, we will also honor
Mark Junkert who has been our
General Director for almost fifteen
years and has led the way to Opera
Idaho becoming recognized in our
state and our region as a high-quality
opera company. For his impressive
work, Mark received the 2020
Governor’s Award for Excellence in
Arts Administration. Thanks to Mark’s
efforts, along with strong support
from our patrons, Opera Idaho is
flourishing.
As we begin the celebration of our
50th, I try to imagine what it must
have been like back then … more
than twenty years before I came to
Boise. Boise must have been quite
the booming little city back in the
1970s. Although the population was
only 76,000 (can you believe it!), the
residents were clearly full of hope and
excitement about their future and the
performing arts. In addition to Opera
Idaho, the Boise Philharmonic, Ballet
Idaho, and Idaho Shakespeare Festival
were all formed during this decade.
As well as the founding of these
organizations, efforts began toward
building the Morrison Center. My
goodness, what a blast of energy!
As we move into our future, may
it be with that same energy and
excitement!
Leslie Garrett
President
Vicki Kreimeyer
Vice-President
Lynne Mattison
Treasurer
Victoria Sunderland
Secretary
Christine Avey
Lee Gientke
Dean Hahn
Rebecca Jacquet
Alexander Klatt
Betty Munis
Carol Nie
Gizella O’Neil
Jed Reese
Laura C. Simic
Chuck Slaughter
Jon Yoshizaki
Janell Zuckerman
Mark Junkert
Ex-officio
Effie Kaufman
Emeritus
Esther Simplot
Emeritus
Doug Zimmerman
Emeritus
Advisory Council
Phoebe Boelter
Laura DeLaney
Bill Drake
Kay Hardy
Christopher Huntley
Larry Leasure
Carol MacGregor, Ph.D.
Rob Perez
Dan Popkey
Jeffrey L. Smith
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Donors
Contributions to the General Fund received Sept 1, 2021 - August 31, 2022
(includes all special events).
2022-2023 SEASON
Dress Circle- $10,000+
Phoebe & Fred Boelter
Leslie & Marshall Garrett
Iris & Don Hendrickson
Effie & Ray Kaufman
Susan May & Andrew Owczarek
Gizella O’Neil
Phillip & Melinda Sander
Evelyn Schlosser
Esther Simplot
Jo-Anne & Jeff Smith
President’s Circle- $5,000-$9,999
Sue & Stan Fornander
Kay Hardy & Gregory Kaslo
Vicki Kreimeyer
Mary & Boyd Leavitt
Carol MacGregor, Ph.D.
Lynne & John Mattison
Caroline Morris
Carol Nie
Janice & Michael Tancredi
Director’s Circle- $2,500-$4,999
Christine & Bill Avey
Elaine Crawford
Marilyn Hickman & Doug
Zimmerman
Lori & Ken Hosac
Vicke & Walt Lee
Yvonne McCoy & Garry Wenske
Karen & Chris Meyer
Judyth Roberts
Victoria & Richard Sunderland
Bonnie & Justin Wilkerson
Janny & George Wing
Alexandria & Brian Wolff
LifeBlood- $1,000-$2,499
Trudy & Don Anderson
Mickey & Bob Angell
Lorrie Apel
Susie & A.J. Balukoff
Rose-Marie & Max Bearden
Dan Bonaminio
Merri & Willis Carr
Mary Beth & Rex Chandler
Susan & Claude Connelly
Mary Cook
Ilona Copeland
Lee Gientke
Nik Dumas
Beverly & George Harad
Anne & Bob Hay
Lisa Hecht
Rebecca & David Jauquet
Vicki Keen & J. Lamont
Teresa & Tom Killingsworth
Dr. Mary Langenfeld
Amy & Stan Leopard
Linda & Lee Miller
Claudia Parcells
Patty & Bob Rietvold
Peggy Ann Rupp, MD
Sara Shepard & Chris Huntley
Laura Simic
Adelia Simplot
Mary & Charles Slaughter
Nancy & David Smyth
Karen & Greg Strimple
Pam & Brian Thomas
Annie & Michael Treinen
Anita Weissberg
Sustainer- $500-$999
Jacqueline Agenbroad
Beverly Boas
Laurie & Allan Britten
Kellie Cosho
Jeff Crosby
Melissa Lloyd Dodworth
Gerald & Jeff Dunlap
Shelley & David Eichmann
Sandra Evans
Jake Folger
Carla & Jeff Fromm
Elaine Hyde
Robert James
Eric Jones & Dan Monasterio
Elaine & Frank Lee
Pat & Gary Machacek
Ellen McKinney
Marni Odermann
Wanda & William Previty
Jeff Raulston
Karen & Karl Heinz Ruttke
Tina & Bob Vorbeck
Karen & Mike Wetherell
Melinda & Jeff Worley
Janell Zuckerman & Scott Pfister
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since 1975, the
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season sponsor.
Bravo Opera Idaho!
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2022-2023 SEASON
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Corporate Contributions
Amazon Smile
Boise Group Real Estate
Folger Building Co.
Kiwanis Club of Capital City
Kroger
Paypal Giving Fund
Semiconductor Components
Industries, Inc.
UBS Financial Services
Foundations & Grants
F.M., Anne G., and Beverly
Bistline Advised Foundation
in the Idaho Community
Foundation
Boise City Department of Arts &
History
Gladys E. Langroise Advised Fund
in the Idaho Community
Foundation
Idaho Commission on the Arts
Idaho Statesman
Idaho Women’s Charitable
Foundation
Julius C. Jeker Foundation
Laura Moore Cunningham
Foundation
Morrison Center Endowment
Foundation
Opera Idaho Endowment Fund
Opera Idaho Foundation
Sarah Maas Fund in the Idaho
Community Foundation
Corporate Sponsorships
Boise State Public Radio
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Dalton Bahney Treinen Wealth
Management Group
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Edwards Greenhouse
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Idaho Central Credit Union
Idaho Statesman
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Italian American Club of Boise
KTVB Channel 7
Lyle Pearson
Pontifex Capital
Radio Boise
Silver Creek Software
Simplot Co.
Zions Bank
Contributions to Opera Idaho
Endowment
Kay Hardy & Gregory Kaslo
Carol MacGregor, Ph.D.
In-kind contributions
3100 Cellars
Krista & Ben Arroyo
Ballet Idaho
Block 22, LLC
Bodovino
Phoebe & Fred Boelter
Boise Contemporary Theater
Boise Philharmonic
Bonefish Grill
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Elaine Crawford
The Discovery Center of Idaho
Carla & Jeff Fromm
Leslie & Marshall Garrett
Lee Gientke
Idaho Wine Merchant
Cathy Ingle & Mark Junkert
J. Oates Portrait Design
Vicki Kreimeyer
Lynn & John Mattison
Monkeylove
Morrison Center Foundation
Gizella O’Neil
Carly & Troy Oppie
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2022-2023 SEASON
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Photo by Jonathan Collins
Bel Canto
Legacy Society
Bel Canto Society members have
included Opera Idaho in their estate
plans, ensuring Idaho can continue to
experience the beauty of opera long into
the future. Planned giving is simple. There
is no minimum commitment, and your gift
will live on benefiting future generations.
2022-2023 SEASON
Donald S. Hendrickson holds a very
special place in the hearts of the
Opera Idaho family and beyond. Don
served not only Opera Idaho in a
board capacity, but also on boards
of the College of Idaho, the Boise
Phil, FUNDSY, the Cathedral of the
Rockies and on advisory boards
of the Salvation Army and Ballet
Idaho. He and his wife Iris Trimble
Hendrickson have supported Opera
Idaho throughout their time here
in Boise, whether through personal
contributions, at fundraising events,
or sitting in the audience enjoying
classic operatic performances.
Don was born in Duluth, Minnesota
on April 24th, 1930. He attended
schools in Duluth and New Plymouth,
Idaho, and served in the US Army in
the 1950’s, stationed in Germany.
He earned a bachelor’s degree from
the College of Idaho and an MBA
from the University of Chicago. Don
worked for Amalgamated Sugar
Company before joining Boise
Cascade Corporation where his
career lasted 28 years and sent him
all over the country. In 1987 he was
one of the founders of BMC West
Corporation, a spin-off of part of the
Honoring the life
and legacy of
Donald S. Hendrickson
April 24, 1930 - March 12, 2022
Boise Cascade Building Materials
Distribution Division. He served as
President and CEO of BMC West until
he retired in 1998. He served on the
company’s Board of Directors until
2005.
Don and Iris were married in 1999,
and Iris still resides in Boise. Together
they were active members of the
Cathedral of the Rockies, the Arid
Club, and Hillcrest Country Club. They
loved to travel the world together,
visiting every continent at least once,
including all 50 states in the US. Don
and Iris’s support of the arts in Boise
leaves a legacy of love, music, and
generosity. Opera Idaho, the Boise
Phil, and Ballet Idaho have grown to
be successful organizations thanks in
part to people just like Don.
Upon his passing in March of 2022,
Opera Idaho learned of a gift he
left to help secure the future of this
organization. Thank you, Don, and
thank you to Iris and the family who
deeply knew and loved the man we
honor today. We will miss him this
season, and every season beyond. We
are honored and humbled that his
legacy is a part of Opera Idaho’s story.
May flights of angels sing thee to thy rest.
Members:
Sue & Stan Fornander
Leslie & Marshall Garrett
Vicki Kreimeyer
Esther Simplot via The Pauline Becker
and Dorothy Simplot Memorial
Endowment Fund
For more information on Bel Canto Legacy
Society, contact Development Director
Carly Oppie at (208) 345-3531 ext. 4.
Gifts in Memory of
Bernadette Bonaminio
Melissa L. Dodworth
Don Hendrickson
Leslie & Marshall Garrett
Kay Hardy & Gregory Kaslo
Elaine Hyde
Leslie & Marshall Garrett
Betty Garrett
Priscilla & Howard Iba
Eileen Schindler
Kristen Jacobs
Gifts in Honor of
Esther Simplot
John William Jackson Fund
in the Idaho Community Foundation
Melanie Keller
Alfred Schattschneider
Susan May & Andrew Owczarek
Robert James
Jennifer Wilhelmi
Robert James
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“Toi
toi
toi!”
Fundraisers
2022-2023 SEASON
Auction of Arias
Each fall, prior to our first mainstage
production of the season, opera
lovers participate in lively bidding for
their favorite arias or musical theatre
pieces at Auction of Arias. After a
delicious dinner, supporters raise their
paddles in support of Opera Idaho, or
simply sit back, sip a little wine, and
enjoy a wonderful concert featuring
the cast of The Barber of Seville.
Friday, October 8, 2022
Location: The Arid Club
1137 W River St, Boise
Time: 5:30pm – Full Event
7:30pm – Wine and Arias
Attire:
Cost:
Cocktail
$200 per person – Full Event
$50 per person – Wine
and Arias only
In Good Taste
Our last fundraiser of the season
takes place just as spring turns into
summer. In Good Taste celebrates
the finer things in life: gourmet food,
refined wine, and sublime singing.
This event is hosted and sponsored by
Cinder Wines and features a threecourse
dinner, Cinder Wines, a dessert
auction, and a performance of a miniopera.
June 2023, exact date & time TBA
Location: Cinder Wines
107 E 44th St, Garden City
Cost: $150 per person
Sponsored by
Special thanks:
Wine Sponsor
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Black and White Gala
The largest and most popular of our
fundraiser is the mid-winter Black
and White Gala. This event is a great
opportunity to rub elbows with some
of Boise’s greatest fans of opera while
enjoying delectable wines, a delicious
three-course meal, beautiful singing,
and dancing to your heart’s content
with live music.
Auction of Arias, 2021
Saturday, February 18, 2023 • 6:00 pm
Location: The Grand Ballroom
in the Grove Hotel
245 S Capitol Blvd, Boise
Cost: $200 per person
Attire: Formal
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Resident Company
The Resident Company is the pool of local, Boise-area singers from which
artists & vocalists are chosen for choruses, comprimario and cover roles for
our main stage and other productions. The Resident Company also includes
current members of Critical Mass Vocal Artists.
Sopranos
Victoria Arriero
Krista Arroyo
Debbie Baerlocher
Melissa Bagwell
Jerusha Baker
Heather Ballantyne
Liz Batey
Kathleen Beynun
Jordan Bowman
Lizzy Brennan
Lauren Caesar
Carley Ann Campbell
Caitlin Carlberg
Jena Carpenter
Merri Carr
Jessica Carroll
Serena Clark
Megan Croft
Kristen Dittman
Shelby DeBoard-Ulrich
Stephanie Derentz
Kayla Downs
Kylie Evans
Amanda Gardner-Porter
Rachael Nolana Griffith
Lara Hamilton
Katie Hansen
Katia Hayati
Dena Holland
Maxine James
Hana Jung
Sarah Kelly
Taryn Koch
Kylie Kohl
Vicki Kreimeyer
Alyse M. Krieger
Sharon Lucas
Leslie Mauldin
Emmanuella Mazile
Gwendolyn Miller
Michiko Miller
Sarah Muller
Rebecca Myers
Cherylanne North
Kristine Nunes
Leanne Oien
Rebecca Pearce
Jessica Perez
Katalin Andra Plummer
Jennifer Price
Heather Ray
Christie Rode
Laura Rushing-Raynes
Bonnie Salewski
Alana Seacord
Rebecca Schneider
Elizabeth Simmons
Aviana Smith
Sarah Smith
Angela Sprague
Jacelyn Stapp
Sara Evans Stejskal
BrieAnne Welch
Mariah Wilcox
Janell Zuckerman
Mezzo-sopranos
Aubrey Balfour
Krista Blaine
Veronica Blake
Ainsley Boan
Shelby Ann Boice
Jessica Butler
Tiffany Calás
Val Cangie
Erin Case
Diana Cayler
Jillian Denham
Michele Detwiler
Leigh Falconer
Suzanne Hansen
Chris Hatch
Lisa Hecht
Kristen Jackson
Kelly Kaye
Hannah Lee
Vicke Lee
Anne Leinonen
Madison Lyman
Ruth Manthey-Wray
Ellen McKinney
Angela Tracy Miller
Kelly Moylan
Leta Harris Neustaedter
Deanna Pond
Laura Schneider
Naomi Spinelli
Savannah Stame
Elizabeth Straker
Corrina Steinbach
Jennifer Turner
Kaitlyn Walton
Lindsay Whittig
Amy Wickstrom
Tenors
Anthony Ames
Lincoln Bollschweiler
David Burton
David Czerepinski
Grant Drees
Raydel Perez Gonzalez
Zachary Greatting
John Hamilton
Alexander Hill
Jonathan Hill
Jim Jirak
Dustin Johnson
Tim Judy
Sterling Koch
Marcus Lawrence
David Noland
Scott Noland
Geoffrey Parks
Andrew Peck
Jonathan Perry
Maxwell Reinhardt
Doug Rinard
William Thompson
Hubert Schwartoff
Baritones/Basses
Mark Anderson
Brandon Atkins
John Bonde
Willis Carr
Colin Cho
Jason Detwiler
Nik Dumas
Peyton Fleming
Devin Gee
Michal Jarolimek
Rudy Kammel
Jesse Kaye
Luke Koenig
Michael Kohntopp
David Le
Fernando Menéndez
Erik Noyce
Brayden Olson
Jim Poston
Douglas Rowland
Anders Tobiason
Greg Watts
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Emerging Artists Program
2022-2023 SEASON
In the 2017-2018 season, Opera Idaho
established its Young Artists program.
Renamed to Emerging Artists in
2020. The Emerging Artists program
is designed to provide training and
performance experience for talented
singers at the beginning of their
professional careers. From September
2021 through April 2022, these
artists will be placed in a nurturing
environment, treated as professionals
and provided with compensation and
a comfortable place to live.
During the 2022-2023 Season our
Emerging Artists will be touring the
Treasure Valley and surrounding
areas with an abridged version of
The Barber of Seville, introducing
students in grades K through 12 to
opera. They will also be filling smaller
roles in our mainstage operas, serve
as understudies for the lead roles, and
participate in smaller performances
throughout the season.
Meet the
2022-2023
Emerging Artists
Rebecca Achtenberg
Originally from Kansas
City, MO, soprano Rebecca
Achtenberg sang Alice in Verdi’s
Falstaff and Magda in Puccini’s La
rondine with Indiana University Opera
Theater and performed excerpts from
Anna Bolena with the IU Conductors’
Orchestra during the 2021-22 season.
Last spring, she was seen as Mimì in La
bohème with IU Opera and appeared
with Bloomington Chamber Opera
as Elle in La voix humaine. Recent
engagements include the role of Edith
Frank in a workshop of Shulamit Ran’s
new opera Anne Frank with IU Opera,
and Older Alyce in Glory Denied with
Permian Basin Opera, reprising a role
she previously sang with Penn Square
Music Festival and Tri Cities Opera.
Other recent engagements include
Lia in l’Enfant prodigue with Garden
State Opera, Rosario in Goyescas with
Hub City Opera Theater, Annina in La
traviata with New Rochelle Opera,
and the High Priestess in Aida with
Boheme Opera NJ.
Rebecca is a graduate of Oberlin
College and Conservatory of Music,
with a double degree in voice and
comparative literature, and earned
a master’s degree in voice from
Westminster Choir College, and is
currently completing her Performer
Diploma at Indiana University. She
was recently named the first prize
winner of the National Society of
Arts and Letters Voice Competition,
Bloomington Chapter and is a
recipient of second prize in the
Annapolis Opera Vocal Competition
and the Five Towns Music and Arts
Foundation Competition. Rebecca
currently serves as an associate
instructor in voice for the Jacobs
School.
Cornelia Lotito
Mezzo-soprano Cornelia
Lotito recently completed
her 2021-2022 season as a young
artist with Pittsburgh Festival Opera.
Previously, she was a resident artist at
Indianapolis Opera, where she starred
in the company’s double-bill of Hans
Krasa’s Brundibar & Lori Laitman’s
Holocaust oratorio Vedem. While at
Indianapolis Opera, she premiered the
role of Janis in Marc Hoffeditz’s virtual
micro opera U-Hauling with Black
Sheep Contemporary Ensemble.
Sponsor an
Emerging Artist
Your financial support will help Opera
Idaho provide housing, transportation
assistance, health insurance,
professional vocal coaching, financial
compensation and performance
opportunities to help build their
resumes.
Your sponsorship of $2,500 towards the
Emerging Artist Program will have your
name tied to the Emerging Artist of your
choice in printed and web marketing
materials throughout the 2023-2024
SEASON, recognition at performances
and events. You will receive a special
invitation to an Emerging Artists meet
& greet reception and a 30-minute
performance by your selected Emerging
Artist in your home or at an event of
your choice.
Interested in becoming a sponsor?
Contact Development Director
Carly Oppie at (208) 345-3531 ext. 4.
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In 2021, Cornelia completed her
Master of Music degree at the
University of Tennessee in Knoxville,
TN. She was a part of Knoxville Opera’s
Studio program and performed the
role of Stephano in the company’s
2020 production of Romeo et Juliette,
as well as in several outreach shows
across the city.
In 2019, Cornelia performed the role
of Dorabella in a concert production
of Così fan tutte with Light Opera New
Jersey, the title role in La Cenerentola
and Dritte Dame in Die Zauberflöte
with Opera Theatre of Montclair, and
Berta in The Barber of Seville with
Light Opera New Jersey.
A frequent vocal competitor, Cornelia
won the Indiana District of the
2022 Metropolitan Opera Laffont
Competition. Previously, she won an
Encouragement Award from the 2021
Tennessee District of the Metropolitan
Opera National Council Auditions,
as well as an encouragement award
from the Gerda Lissner Foundation
and several first place NATS awards.
She was named a finalist in the
2021 Camerata Bardi International
Vocal Competition and 2021 Camille
Coloratura Awards, and a Contract
Winner in Piccola Opera’s 2021 Opera
Idol Competition. She was also named
a finalist in the 2021 SAS Performing
Arts Vocal Competition, and a semifinalist
in the 2021 Premiere Opera.
Justin Kroll
Tenor Justin Kroll was
recently heard as Beadle
Bamford in the University Opera
production of Sondheim’s Sweeney
Todd at UW-Madison, as well as Arturo
in Donizetti’s Lucia di Lammermoor
with Madison Opera. Other recent
operatic performances include:
Marc Blitzstein in I Wish It So: Marc
Blitzstein - the Man in His Music with
UW-Madison’s University Opera, as
well as in University Opera’s Spring
2021 production entitled “What’s
Past is Prologue: The Unfinished
American”; Narcissus in a premiere
performance of Christopher Cerrone’s
All Wounds Bleed with Latitude 49,
Lensky in Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin
with the Russian Opera Workshop, and
Spoletta in Puccini’s Tosca with Painted
Sky Opera of Oklahoma City.
This summer Justin made his debut at
Central City Opera as a Bonfils-Stanton
Apprentice Artist as the Priest in The
Light in the Piazza before joining
Opera Idaho for the 2022/23 season as
an Emerging Artist.
Justin is in the second year of study
toward the Doctor of Musical Arts
degree in Voice Performance at the
University of Wisconsin-Madison. He
holds the Master of Music degree in
Voice Performance, and the Bachelor
of Music degree in Music History &
Literature from Baylor University, as
well as an Associate of Arts degree in
Music from McLennan Community
College.
In competition, Justin represented
the USA at the 6th UNISA (University
of South Africa) International Voice
Competition in Pretoria, South Africa
in 2018, and was a finalist in the
Texoma Region of the 2020 NATS
Artist Awards competition. Most
recently, Justin was a finalist in the
2021 University of Wisconsin-Madison
Mead Witter School of Music Concerto
Competition, Semi-Finalist for the
2022 Annapolis Opera Competition,
and Semi-Finalist for the Houston
Saengerbund Awards.
Jake Surzyn
Born and raised near
Detroit, baritone Jake
Surzyn has performed with many of
Michigan’s opera companies including
Detroit Opera and Opera MODO. With
Detroit Opera he performed in Yuval
Sharon’s production of Kjartansson’s
Bliss as Antonio and Rodríguez’s Frida
as Mr. Rockefeller, and throughout
Michigan he has sung the roles of
Marquis de la Force in Dialogues des
Carmélites, Doctor Gregg in Gallantry,
Dandini in La Cenerentola, Crespel in
Les contes d’Hoffmann, King Melchior
in Amahl and the Night Visitors,
Papageno in Die Zauberflöte, and
Pirate King in Pirates of Penzance.
In the 21-22 season Jake was a studio
artist with Madison Opera. While in
Wisconsin he performed with the
touring company Opera for the Young
singing as Pandolfe in their production
of Cendrillon.
While obtaining his master’s degree at
the University of Michigan Jake sang
the roles of Schaunard (La bohème),
Melisso (Alcina), and Cacambo
(Candide). He returned as a guest
artist in 2020 to sing the role of Mr.
Johannes ‘Pa’ Zegner in Mazzoli’s
Proving Up.
Jake has been an apprentice and
emerging artist with Charlottesville
Opera, having performed as Herr
Zegler in The Sound of Music, Sir
Lionel in Camelot, Franz in The Sound
of Music, Marcello in La bohème,
Lancelot in Camelot, and Escamillo in
La tragedie de Carmen.
An avid performer of oratorio, Jake has
been a soloist in works ranging from
the Baroque to the Contemporary.
These engagements include J.S. Bach’s
St. John Passion, Haydn’s The Creation,
Vaughan Williams’ Dona nobis pacem,
and Lang’s the little match girl passion.
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Other Events
2022-2023 SEASON
Operatini
Experience opera in a relaxed setting
while enjoying great food and a
specially designed martini. Operatinis
are a themed event that generally
features the cast of an upcoming
production singing some of their
favorites from the canons of musical
theatre and opera.
Operatini: Season Kickoff
Thursday, August 4, 2022
Operatini: The Barber of Seville
Thursday, October 13, 2022
Operatini: Meet the Emerging Artists
Thursday, November 17, 2022
Operatini: Macbeth
Thursday, January 19, 2023
Operatini: An American Dream
Thursday, February 23, 2023
Operatini: Rusalka
Thursday, April 13, 2023
The Sapphire Room
Two Performances: 5:30 & 8:00 pm
Tickets available at OperaIdaho.org
Sponsored by:
Pre-Performance Dinner
A few hours before the opening
performance of our mainstage
productions, Board and LifeBlood
members and patrons of Opera
Idaho get together for cocktails and
a specially prepared meal. It a great
opportunity to hob-nob with some of
Idaho’s opera elite, and a chance to
meet and talk with the director and
conductor of each production.
For tickets or more information call
Krista at 208-345-3531 ext 2.
Art Song Recitals
Opera Idaho’s Emerging Artists
and Resident Company singers are
featured in this series of recitals
dedicated to art songs. These nonstaged
songs often incorporate wellknown
poems and seasonal themes
with complex music and piano.
Sunday, March 26, 2023 • 2:30 pm
Sunday, May 7, 2023 • 2:30 pm
Sunday, June 4, 2023 • 2:30 pm
Boise Philharmonic Rehearsal Room
516 South 9th Street, upstairs, Boise
Free Admission
Operatini: Season Kickoff, 2022
CMVA represents the finest in chamber
choir performance in Southern Idaho.
Its mission is to establish and maintain
a tradition of choral excellence, to be
a vital part of the arts in Idaho, and to
enrich our communities through choral
music, education, and performance. The
singers of CMVA represent the Treasure
Valley’s finest singers and choral
educators who seek to inspire and
engage their audience with a diverse
repertoire and choral excellence.
A Better Tomorrow
Saturday, October 5, 2022 • 7:30pm
Sounds of Winter
Sunday, December 18, 2022 • 7:30pm
Leonard Bernstein’s Mass
Saturday, March 18, 2023 • 7:30pm
A World of Song
Saturday, May 20, 2023 • 7:30pm
First Presbyterian Church
950 W State St, Boise
Tickets available at OperaIdaho.org
Pre-Performance Talk
If you arrive at the theater one hour
prior to each mainstage production,
you can join our General Director
Mark Junkert as he presents a
30-minute talk. This is a chance
to learn more about the opera, its
history, the performers, and much
more.
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2022-2023 Calendar of Events
Sat, Nov 5 Critical Mass Vocal Artists: A Better Tomorrow Thu, Jan 19 Operatini: Macbeth
7:30pm First Presbyterian Church, Boise
5:30 & 8:00 pm The Sapphire Room in The Riverside Hotel
Thu, Nov 17 Operatini: Meet the Emerging Artists Fri, Jan 27 Macbeth
5:30 & 8:00 pm The Sapphire Room in The Riverside Hotel 7:30 pm The Morrison Center
2022-2023 SEASON
Sat, Dec 3
TBA
Children’s Choruses’ Holiday Concert
TBA
Sun, Jan 29 Macbeth
2:30 pm The Morrison Center
Nov 30-Dec 1 All Is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914 1
7:00 pm Collab w/Boise Contemporary Theater
Fri, Dec 2 All Is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914 1
8:00 pm Collab w/Boise Contemporary Theater
Sat, Dec 3 All Is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914
8:00 pm Collab w/Boise Contemporary Theater
Dec 7 & 8 All Is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914
7:00 pm Collab w/Boise Contemporary Theater
Sat, Feb 18 Annual Black and White Gala
6:00 pm The Grand Ballroom in The Grove Hotel
Thu, Feb 23 Operatini: An American Dream
5:30 & 8:00 pm The Sapphire Room in The Riverside Hotel
Fri, Mar 3 An American Dream
7:30 pm The Egyptian Theatre
Sun, Mar 5 An American Dream
2:30 pm The Egyptian Theatre
Fri, Dec 9 Children’s Choruses
7:00 pm at Ballet Idaho’s The Nutcracker
Sat, Mar 18
7:30pm
Critical Mass Vocal Artists: Leonard Bernstein’s Mass
First Presbyterian Church
Fri, Dec 9 All Is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914
8:00 pm Collab w/Boise Contemporary Theater
Sat, Dec 10 Children’s Choruses
2:00 & 7:00 pm at Ballet Idaho’s The Nutcracker
Sat, Dec 10 All Is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914
2:00 & 8:00 pm Collab w/Boise Contemporary Theater
Sun, Dec 11 Children’s Choruses
12:00 & 5:00 pm at Ballet Idaho’s The Nutcracker
Sun, Mar 26 Art Song Recital #1 2
2:30pm Idaho State Museum
Thu, Apr 13 Operatini: Rusalka
5:30 & 8:00 pm The Sapphire Room in The Riverside Hotel
Fri, Apr 21 Rusalka
7:30 pm The Egyptian Theatre
Sun, Apr 23 Rusalka
2:30 pm The Egyptian Theatre
Sun, Dec 11 All Is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914
2:00 pm Collab w/Boise Contemporary Theater
Date & time
TBA
Children’s Choruses’ Spring Concert
Location TBA
Dec 14 & 15 All Is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914
7:00 pm Collab w/Boise Contemporary Theater
Sun, May 7 Art Song Recital #2 2
2:30pm Boise Philharmonic Rehearsal Hall
Dec 15 & 16 Children’s Choruses
7:00 pm at Ballet Idaho’s The Nutcracker
Sat, May 20
7:30pm
Critical Mass Vocal Artists: A World of Song
First Presbyterian Church
Fri, Dec 16 All Is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914
8:00 pm Collab w/Boise Contemporary Theater
Sat, Dec 17 Children’s Choruses
2:00 & 7:00 pm at Ballet Idaho’s The Nutcracker
Sat, Dec 17 All Is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914
2:00 & 8:00 pm Collab w/Boise Contemporary Theater
Sun, Dec 18 Children’s Choruses
12:00 & 5:00 pm at Ballet Idaho’s The Nutcracker
Sun, Dec 18 All Is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914
2:00 pm Collab w/Boise Contemporary Theater
Date & time Rising Stars Recital 2
TBA
Location TBA
Sun, Jun 4 Art Song Recital #3 2
2:30pm Boise Philharmonic Rehearsal Hall
June
In Good Taste
2023 Cinder Wines
Sat, July 8 Opera in the Park: VIP Dinner
5:30 pm Julia Davis Park at the Gene Harris Bandshell
Sat, July 8 Opera in the Park 2
7:30 pm Julia Davis Park at the Gene Harris Bandshell
Sun, Dec 18
7:30pm
Critical Mass Vocal Artists: Sounds of Winter
First Presbyterian Church, Boise
1 Preview Performance
2 Free event
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Volunteering
Opera Idaho would not be able to do
everything it accomplishes without
the help of people in the community
willing to donate their time to help
with everything from making phone
calls, data entry, to ushering for many
of our productions.
Become a Volunteer
Volunteers are a valued and integral
part of Opera Idaho. They play a vital
role by helping our artists, supporting
productions, reducing costs and
providing skilled assistance in virtually
every department. Their hard work
and generosity keeps the beauty and
passion of opera alive.
Volunteers of the Year
Once a year the staff chooses a
volunteer, sometimes two or more,
who go above and beyond to help
wherever needed, and recognize
them for their service.
2021-2022 Janny Wing
2020-2021 Carol L. Montgomery
2019-2020 Bae Emilson
2018-2019 The Ballantyne Family
2017-2018 Carla Fromm &
Ellen McKinney
2016-2017 Susan Jones
2015-2016 Ivana Gigante
Our volunteers have the opportunity
to participate in committees, attend
volunteer socials, attend and assist
at Opera Idaho special events, plan
signature events and fundraisers,
assist with various office tasks, meet
international opera stars, and set and
achieve goals for the opera.
If you are interested in becoming a
volunteer, please fill out the Volunteer
Information Form at the information
table during the performance or
online at Operaidaho.org.
2014-2015 Regina Montenegro
2013-2014 Rose-Marie Bearden,
Max Bearden &
Alize Norman
2012-2013 Vicke Lee
2011-2012 Mike Stanton
2010-2011 Trish Ebsworth &
Marvin Hansen
2009-2010 Dan Monasterio &
Eric Jones
2008-2009 Jimsi Kuborn &
Stan Fornander
2007-2008 Bernadette Bonaminio
2006-2007 Leslie Garrett
Thank You
to Our Hosts
The individuals below recently
volunteered to provide housing for our
guest artists. Host housing allows us to
bring numerous visiting artists to Boise
each season.
Ann & Charles Bauer
Rose-Marie & Max Bearden
Kim & John Cooney
Joan & Phil Ehrnstein
Janice Engle
Sue & Stan Fornander
Carole Gibson
Lisa Hecht
Cathy Ingle & Mark Junkert
Emily & David Jensen
Effie & Ray Kaufman
Vicki Kreimeyer
Martha Lane & Doug Peterson
Mary Langenfeld
Mary & Boyd Leavitt
Brent Mathieu
Yvonne McCoy & Gary Wenske
Constance Poiser
Wanda & Bill Previty
Eva Schlosser
Cathy Silak & Nick Miller
Jo-Anne & Jeff Smith
Michelle & Glenn Zausmer
Interested in hosting guest artists,
contact Artistic Administrator Curtis
Crafton at (208) 345-3531 ext. 5.
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Education Engagement
School Tour
In an effort to introduce our younger
generations to the world of opera,
for the past few years Opera Idaho
has toured our local schools with a
program geared towards students in
grades K-6. This season, we will be
visiting elementary schools in The
Treasure Valley and beyond with an
abridged version of The Barber of
Seville.
The program is led by Kerry Calverley.
Kerry has been working with
children’s and youth choirs of all
levels for 30 years. Most recently,
Kerry was the director of choirs at
East Junior High School in the Boise
School District. In the Boise area, she
has been a children’s choir director at
Trinity Presbyterian Church and First
Presbyterian Church, also co-directing
musical theater productions for the
singers in these programs.
Opera Idaho
is Mobile!
Thanks to a generous grant from the
Idaho Women’s Charitable Foundation,
Opera Idaho has a van! This van will
allow us to visit more schools in more
locations throughout Idaho.
2022-2023 SEASON
Opera Idaho Children’s
Choruses
The Opera Idaho Children’s Choruses
provide a fun opportunity for children
to perform vocally and to learn about
music, harmony and following a
conductor. The program is split into
three groups:
Kinder Chorus – age 3 to 1st Grade
Angelus Chorus – 2nd to 5th grades
Excelsior Chorus – 6th to 12th grades
Kiwanis Boy’s Choir – unchanged
male voices in 4th-8th grade
Opera Idaho Rising Stars
Created in 2018, Opera Idaho Rising
Stars is an opera training and college
preparatory program for high school
singers. This program. Led by Kelly
Kaye, will not only help students
prepare college auditions, but will
teach them what happens backstage,
and about stage movement. They will
receive solo coaching, meet and speak
with opera professionals and perform
opera scenes!
For more information on our
education programs please call
Fernando 208-345-3531 ext. 3.
Education Sponsors
Children’s Choruses Spring Concert, 2021
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Have you missed traveling?
Take a musical journey through Europe without leaving Boise!
2022 - 23 Boise Baroque Orchestra Season Tickets
October 1 and 2
Handel
in Italy
Internationally renowned
cellist, Phoebe Carrai,
takes the BBO on a trip
through Handel’s Italy
February 18 and 19
Pergolesi's
Neopolitan Treat
Pergolesi’s evocative
Stabat Mater for soprano
and countertenor paired
with an Italian symphony
April 15 and 16
Journey to
Germany
Telemann paints a
musical picture of lake
outside of his home in
Hamburg, Germany
First Presbyterian Church - downtown Boise
Saturdays at 7:30 pm and Sundays at 2:00 pm
Performance History
The Merry Widow, 2021
2022-2023 SEASON
Acis & Galatea
Handel (2019)
Aïda
Verdi (2019)
All Is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914
Rothstein (2021)
collaboration with Boise contemporary Theater
Amahl & the Night Visitors
Menotti (2009, 2010, 2011, 2015, 2017)
As One
Kaminsky, Campbell & Reed (2019)
The Ballad of Baby Doe
Douglas Moore (1980, 2012)
Opera in the Park, 2021
Bits ‘N Pieces
(1975, 1976, 1977)
Carmen
Bizet (1975, 1984, 1992, 1998, 2005, 2014, 2022)
Carousel in Concert
Rodgers & Hammerstein (2011)
Cavalleria Rusticana
Mascagni (1971)
Celebrando a México
(2022)
collaboration with the Idaho Botanical Garden
Così fan tutte
Mozart (1982, 1989, 2009)
Daughter of the Regiment
Donizetti (1990)
Dead Man Walking
Heggie (2022)
Die Fledermaus
Strauss (2000, 2016)
Divas of the Golden West
(1984)
Don Giovanni
Mozart (1999, 2018)
Don Pasquale
Donizetti (1986, 1997, 2002)
Evgeny Onegin
Tchaikovsky (2015)
Face on the Barroom Floor
Mollicone (1990)
Falstaff
Verdi (2012)
Faust
Gounod (1978, 2009)
Gianni Schicchi
Mozart (1979, 2014)
Glory Denied
Cipullo (2016)
H.M.S. Pinafore
Gilbert & Sullivan (1994)
Hansel & Gretel
Humperdinck (1987, 1994, 2012)
Il barbiere di Siviglia
Rossini (1998, 2006, 2018)
Carmen, 2022
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All Is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914, 2021
I Pagliacci
Leoncavallo (1986, 2013)
Il Turco in Italia
Rossini (1989)
Jacques Brel is Alive and Well, and living in Paris
(2007)
The King and I in Concert
Rodgers & Hammerstein (2014)
L’Elisir d’amore
Donizetti (1996, 2008, 2017)
La bohème
Puccini (1978, 1991, 1997, 2001, 2007, 2012, 2020)
La Casa Verdi
(2000)
La Cenerentola
Rossini (1976, 2010)
La Fille du Régiment
Donizetti (2011)
La Serva Pedrona 2
Pergolesi (1990)
La Traviata
Verdi (1977, 1987, 1996, 2005, 2016)
Lucia di Lammermoor
Donizetti (1983, 2009)
Manon, 2019
Madama Butterfly
Puccini (1985, 1994, 2003, 2011, 2018)
The Magic Flute
Mozart (1989, 1999, 2015)
Manon
Massenet (2019)
Marilyn Horne in Concert
(1984)
The Marriage of Figaro
Mozart (1976, 2000, 2013)
The Medium
Menotti (1977)
The Merry Widow
Lehár (1986, 2004, 2021)
The Mikado
Gilbert & Sullivan (1996, 2006, 2019)
The Music Man
Willson (2015)
The Barber of Seville, 2015
A Night at the Opera Idaho
(1990)
Nosferatu 1
Henderson (2004)
Oklahoma in Concert
Rodgers & Hammerstein (2012, 2017)
Opera Idaho Sings Christmas
(2006, 2007, 2008)
Opera in the Park
(2021, 2022)
Opera Under the Stars
(1999, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009)
Opera’s Most Romantic
(2007)
Operatic Highlights
(1988)
Ormindo 2
Cavalli (1989)
Our Town
Rorem (2010)
2022-2023 SEASON
1 World Premiere
2 Ashlawn/Highland Tour
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The Pirates of Penzance, 2016
The Pirates of Penzance
Gilbert & Sullivan (1995, 2011, 2016)
Porgy and Bess
Gershwin (2002)
Pulcinella Suite
Stravinsky (2013)
collaboration with Ballet Idaho
Rachel 1
Bratt (1972)
Rigoletto
Verdi (1981, 1993, 2014)
Sarah Jane McMahon & Matt Morgan in Concert
(2011)
A Season of Sorrows *
Bratt (1990)
Sherrill Milnes in Concert
(1986)
The Sound of Music in Concert
Rodgers & Hammerstein (2013)
South Pacific in Concert
Rodgers & Hammerstein (1991, 2010, 2016)
Street Scene
Weill (1973)
Amahl and the Night Visitors, 2011
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Menotti (1977, 1990)
Tosca
Puccini (1982, 1988, 1995, 2003, 2017)
Trouble in Tahiti
Bernstein (2014)
Werther
Massenet (2017)
West Side Story in Concert
Bernstein (2018)
The Winterreise Project
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