Saturday, January 18, 2020 @ 10 a.m. and 11:30 a.m.Segerstrom Center for the Arts Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall

Roger Kalia, conductorPeter Atherton, director/scriptwriterSusan Miller Kotses, script co-writer

CastDulcamara: David Stoneman, baritoneNemorino: Nicholas Preston, tenorAdina: Emily Dyer, sopranoBelcore: Michael Segura, baritoneGiannetta: Alexandra Rupp, mezzo-soprano

ChorusSophia Vidali, sopranoNatasha Kaiserman, Alexandra Rupp, Emily Weinberg, mezzo-sopranosJoey Krumbein and Daniel Sanchez, tenorsMichael Washington and Desmond Woodward, baritones

Understudies Dulcamara: Michael WashingtonNemorino: Daniel SanchezAdina: Sophia VidaliBelcore: Desmond WoodwardGiannetta: Emily Weinberg

Rehearsal Accompanist: Janet KaoGraphic Designer: Kurt MortensenLighting Designer: Kathy PryzgodaCostume Coordinator: Rosalind Britton

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Donizetti

Presenting Sponsor

This production is generously underwritten by theHonorable H. Warren and Janet Siegel, with additional

support from Opera FOCUS, laila Conlin, and Chris‑tine Avakoff and John Poochigian.

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SeleCtIONS FrOM ELIXIR OF LOVE

Dear Friends,

Welcome to Donizetti’s The Elixir of Love, an opera for kids! Step under the big top at our wacky circus, and hear some of the most fantastic music ever written. An elixir is a magic potion, and Nemorino is hopeful that this magic potion will help Adina to fall in love with him.

An opera is a story told through music and singing, and this opera by Donizetti is over 180 years old!

Our Spotlight Instrument today is the voice and you are going to learn about a number of different voice types. For instance, Adina is a soprano, which means that she has a high voice. On the opposite end is Dulcamara, who is a baritone, which means he has a low voice.

Now sit back and enjoy Donizetti’s The Elixir of Love performed by our excellent singers and the amazing Pacific Symphony! We hope to see you at our next concert, Peter and the Wolf with Magic Circle Mime Co., in February!

Sincerely,

Roger

SPOTLIGHT INSTRUMENT, THE VOICEWhen most people think of musical instruments, they might think of something you can hold, like a violin or a flute. However, the human voice is such a unique instrument that you can’t even see it---it comes from your own body!

Your voice can make music through speaking, singing, or even making noises to imitate percussion.

Did you know that everyone has a different singing voice? That’s right! You have a singing voice that is different from your mother, father, brother, sister, best friend, everyone! Now, let’s think of the singing voice being like one big potion bottle like the Elixir of Love!

Let’s take a look at the potion bottle below to see the difference between the voices!

THANK YOU!Pacific Symphony thanks the following for their generous contributions of time to Family Musical Mornings, Musical Carnival, and Heartstrings:

Chapman University Singers

Kyler TagupaHeartstrings Coordinator

Volunteers from:Pacific Symphony LeaguePacific Symphony Youth EnsemblesParents from our Class Act Partner Schoolsarts-X-press AlumniVolunteers in Education

If you would like to volunteer for Pacific Symphony education programs, please contact Eileen Regullano at (714) 876-2317 or ERegullano@PacificSymphony.org for more information.

Adinasoprano

High Woman’s VoiceNemorino

tenorHigh Man’s Voice

Dulcamara & Belcorebaritones

Low Men’s Voice

Giannettamezzo-soprano

Low Woman’s Voice

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roGEr KaliaConductor

Hailed as a conductor who leads with “passionate intensity” and recognized as “one to watch,” Kalia is one of America’s most exciting young conductors. A three-time recipient (2013, 2017, 2018) of The

Solti Foundation U.S. Career Assistance Award, Kalia was recently named music director of Orchestra Santa Monica. On top of his work as music director of the Pacific Symphony Youth Orchestra, he has recently been promoted to Pacific Symphony’s associate conductor after four years as assistant conductor. Kalia also serves as co-founder and music director of the Lake George Music Festival in upstate New York, which was recently featured in the League of American Orchestras’ Symphony magazine as one of the premier summer classical music festivals in the country. Kalia has served as cover conductor for the Los Angeles Philharmonic, San Diego Symphony, St. Louis Symphony, Kansas City Symphony and Indianapolis Symphony. Kalia started his career as music director of the YMF Debut Orchestra of Los Angeles, following in the footsteps of such conductors as Michael Tilson Thomas and André Previn. A native of New York, Kalia holds degrees from Indiana University, the University of Houston and SUNY Potsdam’s Crane School of Music.

PEtEr athErtonDirector/Scriptwriter

Stage director and bass-baritone Peter Atherton holds the Robert and Norma Lineberger Chair in Music at the Hall-Musco Conservatory of Music at Chapman University and has

served as the artistic director of Opera Chapman for the past 12 years. He has performed and directed extensively in opera, oratorio, concert and musical theater throughout the United States and Europe. His operatic and concert credits include performances with the Los Angeles Opera, Seattle Opera, Baltimore Opera, Lyric Opera Cleveland, Wolf Trap Opera, San Francisco Opera, Opera Atelier, Cairo Opera, the Opera festival of Rome and Verona as well as Los Angeles Philharmonic, L’Orchèstre de la Suisse Romande, Basel Chamber Orchestra, Bach Cercle Genève, International Chamber Ensemble Rome, Los Angeles Master Chorale and Orchèstre de Belgique.

niCholaS PrEStonNemorino

Praised by The Orange County Register as being “resonant and warm” and by the classical music site Bachtrack as “a ringing stentorian tenor,” Hawaii native Nicholas Preston is in demand as a soloist in

Southern California and beyond, having performed throughout California and touring as a soloist in France, Italy and Spain. He has been a member of Pacific Chorale since 2002, and has frequently appeared as a soloist with the ensemble. Preston has also performed as a soloist with the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, Pacific Symphony, Claremont Chorale, Santa Maria Philharmonic Society, Cypress Masterworks Chorale and The Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra. He has worked under the batons of John Alexander, Carl St. Clair, Keith Lockhart, John Williams, Nicholas McGegan, Kent Nagano, John Mauceri, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Grant Gershon and Gustavo Dudamel. Preston’s solo appearances include Mendelssohn’sElijah, Horatio Parker’s Hora Novissima, Beethoven’s Missa Solemnis and Symphony No. 9, Bach’s B Minor Mass and St. Matthew Passion, Mozart’s Coronation Mass and Requiem, Handel’s Messiah and Judas

alEXanDra rUPPGiannetta

Alexandra Rupp is a recent graduate from the Hall-Musco Conservatory of Music at Chapman University. She graduated with a bachelor of music degree with an emphasis in vocal

performance, translating her classical training to everything from opera and musical theatre to jazz, flamenco and classical crossover music. Rupp currently performs throughout the Los Angeles and Orange County area for private and corporate events, along with organizations such as the Orange County Community Foundation, The Richard Nixon Foundation, Los Angeles Ballet and Pacific Symphony. One of her favorite roles since her time with Pacific Symphony came as she portrayed Papagena in last season’s Family Musical Morning’s production of The Magic Flute.

Emily DyErAdina

American soprano Emily Dyer has been noted as a promising young singer to watch in the professional circuit. She was most recently engaged with Opera Roanoke with a warmly received Berta

in Il Barbiere di Siviglia. Recent seasons include appearances with Utah Festival Opera and Musical Theater, performing an “exquisitely sung” Lily (The Secret Garden) and Rapunzel (Into The Woods). She was featured at the Festival of the Arts Boca,

EliXir of loVE

The opera you will see today, Elixir ofLove, follows the story of Nemorino,a shy young circus worker who falls inlove with his best friend and daughter ofthe circus manager, Adina. Nemorinobuys an elixir, or magic potion, from a magician named Dr. Dulcamara, who says the potion (which is really just Dr. Pepper!) will make Adina fall in love with Nemorino after one day. The problem is, Adina falls in love with the handsome lion tamer, Belcore, and decides to marry him before the elixir has time to work!

As everyone is preparing for the wedding, all the women at the circus hear that Nemorino is rich thanks to his uncle’s gift of $12 million, and start paying attention to him. Adina gets jealous and realizes she’s been in love with Nemorino this whole time—and it’s all thanks to the elixir of love! Or is it?

Maccabeus and Benjamin Britten’s War Requiem. In December 2014 he appeared as a soloist with Pacific Symphony in their production of Handel’s Messiah, and in May 2015, he performed as the soloist in Herbert Howells’ Hymnus Paradisi with Pacific Chorale and Pacific Symphony. Preston was featured in the world premiere Philip Glass’ The Passion of Ramakrishna, which was commissioned for the grand opening of the Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall and premiered by Pacific Chorale and Pacific Symphony under the direction of Carl St.Clair in 2006. In April 2018, he reprised the same role at his debut in Carnegie Hall.

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miChaEl SEGUraBelcore

23 year-old, California-born baritone, Michael Segura started his journey on the stage among stage acting, choir, musical theater and barbershop. Ultimately, he became a classically trained

musician and opera singer under the study of Aram Barsamian and is now working towards his bachelor of music degree at California State University, Fullerton under the instruction of Dr. Mark Goodrich. Segura has joined Lyric Opera of Orange County as the Winter Fairy in The Fairy Queen (Purcell) and the cover role of The Father in Hansel and Gretel (Humperdinck). In addition, Segura has portrayed Marco in Gianni Schicchi (Puccini) and Des Grieux in Le Portrait de Manon (Massenet) and has done numerous extended scenes from Mozart’s Don Giovanni (Giovanni), Donizetti’s L’elisir d’amore (Belcore), Cilea’s Adriana Lecouvreur (Michonnet), Rota’s Il cappello di paglia di Firenze (Emilio & Beaupertuis) and Wolf-Ferrari’s Il segreto di Susanna (Count Gil). Among his vast repertoire he has also sung the solos in the Fauré Requiem and Handel’s Messiah.Other accolades include winning first place in the CSUF Music Associates Concerto/Aria Competition (Aria Division), NATS – LA SEP Competition (Adult Classical) and New Century Singers Whittier Competition.

DaViD StonEmanDulcamara

Stoneman is known for his work in both classic and modern opera. The California native has sung with opera companies from Santa Barbara to Boston in repertoire ranging from Henry Purcell to

nataSha KaiSErmanChorus

Natasha Kaiserman is a mezzo-soprano originally based out of Los Angeles. She graduated from Long Beach City College with her associate’s degree in music, and is currently pursuing a

bachelor of music in vocal performance at Chapman University’s Hall-Musco Conservatory of Music, where she has been a featured performer in Opera Chapman’s Fall Opera Scenes in 2018 and 2019. Thanks to her parents, she has a strong background in both jazz and musical theatre, and made the decision to pursue classical vocal studies after starting college. Upon completion of her undergraduate education, she intends to earn master’s and doctorate degrees in her fields of study. She aspires to perform professionally and teach at the college level.

Philip Glass and in roles from Figaro to Scarpia. After studying locally, (Orange Coast College, Chapman University, and University of Southern California) he spent two decades in Boston and New York singing opera and oratorio. Locally, Stoneman has appeared in over a dozen concerts with Pacific Symphony. His oratorio repertoire includes works as diverse as the requiems of Mozart, Brahms and Verdi, Stravinsky’s Mass and Orff’s Carmina Burana. Under the baton of Eliza Rubinstein, he has sung the solos in Vaughan-Williams’ Dona Nobis Pacem,Haydn’s Creation and Mendelssohn’s Elijah.

Though opera has been the main focus of his singing career, on the lighter side, Stoneman has enjoyed roles in Follies, South Pacific, Six Degrees of Separation, Forty-Second Street and Sweeney Todd.Recently released recordings featuring Stoneman include The Juniper Tree by Philip Glass and 2116, a new musical by the late science fiction writer Ray Bradbury. In March, he will be soloist for the Long Beach Chorale’s performances of the Fauré Requiem. Stoneman is also a Registered Piano Technician.

JoEy KrUmbEinChorus

Krumbein is pursuing a bachelor of music degree with an emphasis in vocal performance at Chapman University. Currently in his second year, he studies voice privately

with Patrick Goeser and is a member of several performance groups. He has been featured in several opera scenes programs with Opera Chapman under the direction of Peter Atherton, singing selections from Bernstein’s West Side Story as well as Offenbach’sOrpheus in the Underworld and Tales of Hoffmann. Recently, he placed first in the freshman division of the 2019 National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) Competition.

DaniEl SanChEzNemorino Understudy/Chorus

Daniel Sanchez is a third-year vocal performance major in Chapman University’s Hall-Musco Conservatory of Music. Named as the OC Register’s Vocal Artist of the

Year (2017), he most recently appeared in Opera Chapman’s Fall opera scenes,Offenbach… Mais Jamais Ennuyeux! This will be his third production with Pacific Symphony, having appeared in Strauss’ Die Fledermaus: The Bat-man’s Revenge, and most recently in Mozart’s The Magic Flute. He is absolutely thrilled to be back. A special thank you goes out to his family for their constant love and support. Enjoy!

singing Musetta in Puccini’s La bohème as part of the festival’s sold-out “Opera for the 99%” campaign. Her bright performance was hailed as “a very fine Musetta, bossy and free-spirited, with an agile, strong voice” (Palm Beach Arts Paper). She will join the Lyric Opera of Orange County for their first productions of their 2020 season as the Mother (Amahl and the Night Visitors) and Lia (L’enfant prodigue).

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SoPhia ViDaliAdina Understudy/Chorus

Soprano Sophia Vidali is currently a senior at Chapman University and is currently studying voice under the guidance of Dr. Rebecca Sherburn. She is working toward her bachelor of music

in vocal performance as well as a minor in Italian Studies and will graduate in spring 2020. Since attending Chapman University, Vidali has been in two Chapman Opera Scenes productions. She most recently performed the role of Eurydice in this past Offenbach Opera Chapman Scenes and during the summer

DESmonD WooDWarDBelcore Understudy/Chorus

Baritone Desmond Woodward is currently a senior at Chapman University studying voice under the instruction of Professor Patrick Goeser. He will be receiving his bachelor

of music in vocal performance this spring. Since attending Chapman University, Woodward has performed a variety of operatic roles including Father Gedge(Albert Herring), Dr. Miracle (Les Contes d’Hoffmann) and most recently Guglielmo Così fan tutte. In addition to his operatic experiences, Woodward has been featured as the baritone soloist in Ralph Vaughan Williams’ Dona Nobis Pacemunder the baton of Daniel Alfred Wachs. He is looking forward to his debut as Papageno in Opera Chapman’s production of The Magic Flute this coming spring. He is very excited to be returning here to Pacific Symphony to understudy the role of Belcore.

miChaEl WaShinGtonDulcamara Understudy/Chorus

Michael Washington is a baritone from Long Beach. He earned his associate in arts degree in music from Long Beach City College, and will be graduating from Chapman University’s Hall-Musco

Conservatory of Music with his bachelor of music degree in vocal performance in May, 2020. Washington has been featured in Opera Chapman’s Fall Opera Scenes in 2017, 2018 and 2019, and is a recipient of Chapman University’s “Chapman Celebrates” talent scholarship. After graduation, he plans to pursue a master’s degree in vocal performance. He is excited to be working with Pacific Symphony on this production.

roSalinD brittonCostume coordinator

Born into a family of professional musicians in London, Rosalind Britton grew up steeped in the arts. After attending the Royal Ballet School, she turned instead to behind-the-scenes

work, and obtained a bachelor’s in theater design. Upon graduation, she worked in costume design for theater, opera and film, both in London and New York. She lived in Europe several more years before her family moved to California, where she taught art in public schools. After retirement, she became a dedicated volunteer for Pacific Symphony.

JanEt KaoRehearsal accompanist

Dr. Janet Kao, a native of Taiwan, is an accomplished musician with extensive experience as a solo pianist, vocal/instrumental collaborator and an opera coach. She has

performed on many stages including Alice Tully Hall in New York, Harris Concert Hall in Aspen, Preston Bradley Hall in Chicago and the National Concert Hall of Taiwan. She has been invited to participate in several summer music festivals including Bowdoin Music Festival, the Yellow Barn Chamber Music Festival and the Music Academy of the West. She has served as a staff accompanist at the Aspen Music Festival, Idyllwild Summer Music Festival, as a staff coach at Opera in the Ozarks, Arkansas and the American Institute of Musical Arts in Graz, Austria.

Kao received her bachelor and master of music degree in piano performance from the Peabody Conservatory and a graduate certificate in collaborative piano from the Juilliard School. She completed the doctor of musical arts degree from the University of Southern California in keyboard collaborative arts in 2009 and was awarded Gwendolyn Koldofsky Scholarship Award for three consecutive years. Kao is currently a professor and a vocal coach at Fullerton College and Chapman University.

Emily WEinbErGGiannetta Understudy/Chorus

For the last decade, Weinberg has studied the art of opera and classical music with her teacher, Daniel Hendrick (San Diego), as well as at California State University, Fullerton with faculty

such as Janet Smith and Dr. Robert Istad. Over the years, her studies have led her to perform roles such as L’enfant in Ravel’s L’enfant et les sortilèges and Dorabella in Mozart’s Così fan tutte and have allowed her the opportunity to perform on two international tours with the CSUF University Singers as a featured soloist. Having recently graduated from CSUF, she is auditioning for Young Artist Programs internationally, performs regularly with the Pacific Chorale and teaches her own students the joys of classical music.

SPotliGht on thE ComPoSEr

Gaetano Donizetti was a composer, and he composed today’s opera.Donizetti was born in Bergamo, Lombardy in 1797. Bergamo is in the northern part what today is known as called Italy.

What is a composer? A composer writes music, just like an author writes a book. While an author tells a story with words, a composer tells a story with music notes.

What is an opera? An opera is a story told through music and singing!

she attended the Patti and Allan Herbert Frost School of Music at Salzburg 2019. In addition to her classical performances, she has also been featured in the annual scholarship fundraising production of Chapman Celebrates, singing in the styles of jazz and classic musical theater. She is looking forward to making her debut here at the Pacific Symphony as the understudy of Adina.

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